NHL game summary from December 29, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (11-19-6) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (15-16-5) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1: | TOR, | Paul Henderson 10 (Mike Pelyk, Norm Ullman), 15:31 |
| TOR, | Dave Keon 15 (Errol Thompson, Brian Glennie), 15:50 | |
| 2: | TOR, | Darryl Sittler 13 (Rick Kehoe, Jim McKenny), 9:56 |
| TOR, | Denis Dupere 9 (Darryl Sittler, Rick Kehoe), 13:17 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ron Ellis, TOR [Hooking] 3:28 |
| Bryan Hextall, PIT [Roughing] 4:12 | |
| Darryl Sittler, TOR [Slashing] 17:04 | |
| 2: | Syl Apps, PIT [Elbowing] 2:27 |
| Garry Monahan, TOR [Interference] 19:27 | |
| Ron Ellis, TOR [Hooking] 19:36 | |
| 3: | Jack Lynch, PIT [Holding] 2:14 |
| Bryan Watson, PIT [Elbowing] 2:44 | |
| Greg Polis, PIT [Tripping] 6:37 | |
| Syl Apps, PIT [Roughing] 7:18 | |
| Ron Ellis, TOR [Roughing] 7:18 | |
| Brian Glennie, TOR [Holding] 10:51 |
Penalty time: TOR: 12 minutes
PIT: 12 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Plante | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Lundrigan | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Pelyk | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Pierre Jarry | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Norm Ullman | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Denis Dupere | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jim McKenny | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Paul Henderson | 19 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Garry Monahan | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Larry McIntyre | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Ron Low | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 29 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Rupp | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Jack Lynch | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Al McDonough | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Robin Burns | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Rick Kessell | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lowell MacDonald | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Steve Cardwell | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| Denis Herron | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 42 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 42 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 9-10-10-29
PIT: 18-13-11-42
Goalies: TOR: Ron Low (W, 4-11-0),
Jacques Plante PIT: Jim Rutherford (L, 9-8-4),
Denis Herron Referee: Andy van Hellemond Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Gregg Madill Attendance: 11,336
Jacques Plante PIT: Jim Rutherford (L, 9-8-4),
Denis Herron Referee: Andy van Hellemond Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Gregg Madill Attendance: 11,336
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