NHL game summary from March 17, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (30-30-11) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
 New York Islanders (10-58-5) |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 1: | NYI, | Billy Harris 23 (Tom Miller, Brian Spencer), 14:30 - PP |
| 2: | NYI, | Tom Miller 9 (Germain Gagnon, Gerry Hart), 2:11 |
| NYI, | Lorne Henning 7 (Jean Potvin, Bryan Lefley), 6:27 | |
| STL, | Wayne Merrick 6 (Bob Plager, Pierre Plante), 7:55 | |
| STL, | Garry Unger 36 (Ab DeMarco), 10:19 | |
| STL, | Ab DeMarco 7, 11:24 | |
| 3: | NYI, | Tom Miller 10 (Billy Harris, Germain Gagnon), 2:41 |
| NYI, | Brian Marchinko 1 (Bob Nystrom), 3:18 | |
| STL, | Chris Evans 9 (Fran Huck), 8:42 | |
| NYI, | Neil Nicholson 3 (Ed Westfall), 19:57 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Garry Howatt, NYI [Holding] 7:08 |
| Bryan Lefley, NYI [Holding] 10:28 | |
| Floyd Thomson, STL [Holding] 13:57 | |
| Bob Plager, STL [Slashing] 14:18 | |
| 2: | Garry Howatt, NYI [Slashing] 3:22 |
| Bench penalty, NYI [Too many men on the ice] 13:31 | |
| 3: | Jean Potvin, NYI [Tripping] 12:08 |
Penalty time: STL: 4 minutes
NYI: 10 minutes
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Stephenson | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Durbano | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Paul Curtis | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Chris Evans | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Ab Demarco | 9 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fran Huck | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Egers | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pierre Plante | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Danny O'Shea | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -6 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -6 | 36 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Bryan Lefley | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Nystrom | 5 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Mikkelson | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Germain Gagnon | 7 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Brian Spencer | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Brian Marchinko | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Tom Miller | 17 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Neil Nicholson | 20 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Bob Cook | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry Desjardins | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 20 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 7-14-15-36
NYI: 5- 4-11-20
Goalies: STL: Wayne Stephenson (L, 16-15-6)
NYI: Gerry Desjardins (W, 4-34-2)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Jim Christison
Attendance: 12,563
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