All NHL game summaries from December 24, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (16-16-4) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 California Golden Seals (5-21-7) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1: | LA , | Serge Bernier 8 (Larry Brown, Real Lemieux), 12:56 |
| 2: | LA , | Serge Bernier 9 (Ralph Backstrom), 3:45 |
| LA , | Serge Bernier 10 (Neil Komadoski), 19:59 | |
| 3: | CAL, | Walt McKechnie 10 (Craig Patrick, Pete Laframboise), 6:24 |
| LA , | Serge Bernier 11, 7:34 | |
| CAL, | Craig Patrick 8 (Joey Johnston, Darryl Maggs), 11:48 | |
| CAL, | Reggie Leach 9 (Stan Gilbertson, Marshall Johnston), 13:41 | |
| LA , | Juha Widing 7 (Mike Corrigan), 15:19 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ted McAneeley, CAL [Tripping] 2:21 |
| Neil Komadoski, LA [Interference] 7:39 | |
| Serge Bernier, LA [Spearing] 16:55 | |
| 2: | Rick Smith, CAL [Hooking] 3:56 |
| Darryl Maggs, CAL [Holding] 7:35 | |
| Bob Stewart, CAL [Hi-sticking] 9:47 | |
| 3: | Bob Stewart, CAL [Fighting] 0:23 |
| Don Kozak, LA [Fighting] 0:23 | |
| Neil Komadoski, LA [Holding] 8:11 | |
| Serge Bernier, LA [Fighting] 12:23 | |
| Ted McAneeley, CAL [Fighting] 12:23 | |
| Rick Smith, CAL [Tripping] 17:06 |
Penalty time: LA : 16 minutes
CAL: 20 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Larry Brown | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Gilles Marotte | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Harry Howell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Curtis | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Real Lemieux | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ralph Backstrom | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Corrigan | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jimmy Peters | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Hoene | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juha Widing | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bill Lesuk | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Serge Bernier | 21 | C | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
| Neil Komadoski | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| Don Kozak | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 26 | ||||||
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marv Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marshall Johnston | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Darryl Maggs | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Rick Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Stewart | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 2 |
| Reggie Leach | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Stan Gilbertson | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Craig Patrick | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Hilliard Graves | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bert Marshall | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Morris Mott | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Weir | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Johnston | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted McAneeley | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Pete Laframboise | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 8-11- 7-26
CAL: 6- 6-16-28
Goalies: LA : Rogie Vachon (W, 12-8-4)
CAL: Marv Edwards (L, 3-6-1)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Bob Mclaren
Attendance: 1,796
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (10-19-5) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Chicago Blackhawks (21-11-2) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | CHI, | Jim Pappin 13 (Bill White, Pit Martin), 13:13 |
| TOR, | Paul Henderson 8 (Garry Monahan, Brian Glennie), 19:04 | |
| 2: | CHI, | Dennis Hull 18 (Pit Martin), 9:29 |
| CHI, | Cliff Koroll 16 (Pat Stapleton, Stan Mikita), 16:55 | |
| 3: | CHI, | Stan Mikita 17 (Cliff Koroll, Dan Maloney), 2:34 |
| CHI, | Dennis Hull 19 (Jim Pappin, Pit Martin), 7:33 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Jim Pappin, CHI [Hi-sticking, Misconduct] 1:01 | |
| 3: | Phil Russell, CHI [Slashing] 11:37 | |
| Stan Mikita, CHI [Tripping] 17:00 | ||
| Lou Angotti, CHI [Elbowing] 18:03 | ||
Penalty time: TOR: 0 minutes
CHI: 18 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Lundrigan | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Mike Pelyk | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Pierre Jarry | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Norm Ullman | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| George Ferguson | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Denis Dupere | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Randy Osburn | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Jim McKenny | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 3 |
| Paul Henderson | 19 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Garry Monahan | 20 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry McIntyre | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 5 |
| Ron Low | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 31 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill White | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keith Magnuson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Doug Jarrett | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Lou Angotti | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Jim Pappin | 8 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 3 |
| Dennis Hull | 10 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Stapleton | 12 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Dick Redmond | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chico Maki | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dan Maloney | 19 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Jerry Korab | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 20 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 20 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 8- 7-16-31
CHI: 12- 7- 9-28
Goalies: TOR: Ron Low (L, 3-11-0)
CHI: Tony Esposito (W, 13-7-1)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Ron Finn
Attendance: n/a
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (15-16-3) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 New York Rangers (22-11-3) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | NYR, | Jean Ratelle 16 (Pete Stemkowski, Bill Fairbairn), 14:31 |
| 2: | NYR, | Rod Seiling 7 (Vic Hadfield, Rod Gilbert), 4:41 |
| NYR, | Glen Sather 4 (Ab DeMarco, Pete Stemkowski), 6:38 | |
| NYR, | Bill Heindl 1 (Bill Fairbairn, Pete Stemkowski), 17:41 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Bruce MacGregor 7 (Pete Stemkowski, Dale Rolfe), 16:07 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gary Doak, DET [Hi-sticking] 2:26 | |
| Glen Sather, NYR [Elbowing] 9:41 | ||
| Pete Stemkowski, NYR [Holding] 12:12 | ||
| 2: | Glen Sather, NYR [Charging] 11:15 | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: DET: 2 minutes
NYR: 6 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Johnston | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Marcel Dionne | 5 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Guy Charron | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob Cook | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Henry Boucha | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Len Fontaine | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Gary Doak | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Bill Collins | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Andy Brown | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -25 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -25 | 24 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Harris | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Heindl | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ab Demarco | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 25 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 25 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 11- 7- 6-24
NYR: 7-15-11-33
Goalies: DET: Roy Edwards (L, 13-9-3),
Andy Brown NYR: Ed Giacomin (W, 11-6-1) Referee: Ron Wicks Linesmen: John D'Amico, Claude Bechard Attendance: 17,500
Andy Brown NYR: Ed Giacomin (W, 11-6-1) Referee: Ron Wicks Linesmen: John D'Amico, Claude Bechard Attendance: 17,500
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