NHL game summary from January 17, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (20-19-8) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 St. Louis Blues (15-21-8) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | STL, | Garry Unger 22 (Mike Murphy, Barclay Plager), 7:54 |
| 2: | STL, | Floyd Thomson 4 (Bob Plager, Wayne Merrick), 9:54 |
| ATL, | Ernie Hicke 10 (Larry Romanchych, Bob Leiter), 19:28 | |
| 3: | STL, | Jack Egers 15 (Mike Murphy, Garry Unger), 1:34 |
| ATL, | Bob Leiter 19 (Randy Manery, Ernie Hicke), 3:11 | |
| ATL, | Larry Romanchych 13 (Ernie Hicke, Bob Leiter), 15:58 |
Penalties:
| 1: | John Stewart, ATL [Hooking] 1:47 |
| Floyd Thomson, STL [Elbowing] 4:46 | |
| Bob Paradise, ATL [Hi-sticking] 8:36 | |
| 2: | Bill Plager, ATL [Charging] 5:18 |
| Garry Unger, STL [Elbowing] 13:10 | |
| 3: | Noel Picard, ATL [Roughing] 5:00 |
| Garry Unger, STL [Roughing] 5:00 | |
| Randy Manery, ATL [Holding] 5:41 |
Penalty time: ATL: 10 minutes
STL: 6 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Plager | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Bob Paradise | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Lew Morrison | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith McCreary | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Leon Rochefort | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ernie Hicke | 12 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Jacques Richard | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Leiter | 16 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| John Stewart | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy MacMillan | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Larry Romanchych | 21 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Noel Picard | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Kerry Ketter | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 27 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Evans | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Mike Murphy | 14 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jack Egers | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Pierre Plante | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Lampman | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Wayne Merrick | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Danny O'Shea | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob McCord | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jacques Caron | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 41 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 11- 5-11-27
STL: 14- 8-19-41
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (T, 8-7-5)
STL: Jacques Caron (T, 2-5-4)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Jim Christison
Attendance: 18,181
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