All NHL game summaries from December 28, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (6-17-11) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 California Golden Seals (7-23-5) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | CAL, | Gary Croteau 7 (Ivan Boldirev, Marshall Johnston), 11:41 |
| 2: | NYI, | Denis Potvin 8 (Bob Nystrom, Andre St. Laurent), 3:42 |
| CAL, | Gary Croteau 8 (Ivan Boldirev, Craig Patrick), 10:12 | |
| NYI, | Lorne Henning 9 (Billy Harris, Jean Potvin), 10:25 | |
| CAL, | Ivan Boldirev 10 (Gary Croteau, Craig Patrick), 16:33 | |
| 3: | NYI, | Craig Cameron 4 (Brian Spencer, Dave Lewis), :26 |
| CAL, | Morris Mott 4 (Ted McAneeley), 2:42 | |
| NYI, | Billy Harris 9 (Ernie Hicke, Lorne Henning), 13:40 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Craig Cameron, NYI 1:06 |
| Barry Cummins, CAL 6:31 | |
| Denis Potvin, NYI 8:05 | |
| 2: | Gerry Hart, NYI 7:52 |
| 3: | Andre St. Laurent, NYI 7:04 |
Penalty time: NYI: 8 minutes
CAL: 2 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Desjardins | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Germain Gagnon | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Spencer | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ernie Hicke | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ralph Stewart | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Craig Cameron | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Dave Lewis | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy MacMillan | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 25 | ||||||
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Johnston | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray McKay | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Reggie Leach | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 9 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Stan Gilbertson | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Kessell | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Patrick | 14 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Barry Cummins | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Morris Mott | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Stan Weir | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Johnston | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ted McAneeley | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brent Meeke | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Champoux | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 6- 9-10-25
CAL: 5-16- 5-26
Goalies: NYI: Gerry Desjardins (T, 3-6-3)
CAL: Bob Champoux (T, 1-7-3)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Randy Shantz
Attendance: 4,151
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (15-11-6) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (9-20-5) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | STL, | Pierre Plante 8 (Glen Sather, Garry Unger), 5:58 - PP |
| STL, | Pierre Plante 9 (Larry Giroux, Garry Unger), 9:56 | |
| STL, | Lou Angotti 9 (Nick Harbaruk, Larry Giroux), 18:18 | |
| 3: | PIT, | Lowell MacDonald 15 (Syl Apps), 11:22 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bryan Watson, PIT [Roughing] 3:09 |
| Bob Kelly, STL [Roughing] 3:09 | |
| Bryan Hextall, PIT [Hi-sticking] 7:58 | |
| Garry Unger, STL [Spearing] 7:58 | |
| Garry Unger, STL [Tripping] 15:24 | |
| 2: | Don Awrey, STL [Holding] 1:34 |
| Larry Giroux, STL [Cross checking] 1:43 | |
| Nick Beverley, PIT [Holding] 5:20 | |
| Bench penalty, STL [Too many men on the ice] 6:52 | |
| Greg Polis, PIT [Hooking] 15:35 | |
| 3: | Wayne Merrick, STL [Hooking] 7:30 |
| Glen Sather, STL [Roughing] 14:47 | |
| Yvon Labre, PIT [Fighting] 16:22 | |
| Bob Plager, STL [Fighting] 16:22 |
Penalty time: STL: 21 minutes
PIT: 13 minutes
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Durbano | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Evans | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| John Wright | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Angotti | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Glen Sather | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Pierre Plante | 16 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Frank Spring | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jean Hamel | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Giroux | 25 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 25 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Wiley | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al McDonough | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ted Snell | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bernie Lukowich | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Ron Lalonde | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Lowell MacDonald | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Yvon Labre | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Larry Bignell | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Beverley | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 10-11- 4-25
PIT: 10- 9-19-38
Goalies: STL: John Davidson (W, 9-6-5)
PIT: Jim Rutherford (L, 5-9-4)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Bob Luther
Attendance: 11,020
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (11-15-8) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 Vancouver Canucks (8-19-6) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | MIN, | Danny Grant 15 (Dennis Hextall, Tom Reid), 4:35 |
| VAN, | Jocelyn Guevremont 7 (Bobby Schmautz, Andre Boudrias), 10:30 - PP | |
| VAN, | Bobby Schmautz 18 (Dave Dunn, Andre Boudrias), 16:47 | |
| 2: | MIN, | John Rogers 1 (Dennis Hextall, Danny Grant), 2:40 |
| VAN, | Mike Lampman 2 (Don Lever, Dennis Ververgaert), 11:21 | |
| MIN, | Jude Drouin 6 (Gary Gambucci, J.P. Parise), 14:11 - PP | |
| 3: | MIN, | Lou Nanne 6 (Dennis Hextall, John Rogers), 14:37 - EN |
| MIN, | Tony Featherstone 6, 19:20 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Holding] 8:37 |
| Dennis Kearns, VAN [Hooking] 9:59 | |
| Dennis Hextall, MIN [Slashing] 9:59 | |
| Dennis Kearns, VAN [Tripping] 14:14 | |
| 2: | Dennis Kearns, VAN [Tripping] 4:09 |
| J.P. Parise, MIN [Hi-sticking] 8:30 | |
| Bob Dailey, VAN [Cross checking] 13:31 | |
| 3: | Orland Kurtenbach, VAN [Hi-sticking] 10:15 |
| Tom Reid, MIN [Hooking] 14:58 | |
| Andre Boudrias, VAN [Illegal stick] 14:58 |
Penalty time: MIN: 8 minutes
VAN: 12 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| John Rogers | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jude Drouin | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Gary Gambucci | 24 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tony Featherstone | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Dean Prentice | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fern Rivard | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 3 defensemen) | 10 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 3 defensemen) | 10 | 24 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Smith | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Bob Dailey | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Barry Wilkins | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 3 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 8 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paulin Bordeleau | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Lampman | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Richard Lemieux | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Dunn | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Bryan McSheffrey | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 8-11- 5-24
VAN: 9-17- 7-33
Goalies: MIN: Fern Rivard,
Cesare Maniago (W, 8-11-6) VAN: Gary Smith (L, 6-15-5) Referee: Ron Wicks Linesmen: Bob Mclaren, Gerard Gauthier Attendance: 15,570
Cesare Maniago (W, 8-11-6) VAN: Gary Smith (L, 6-15-5) Referee: Ron Wicks Linesmen: Bob Mclaren, Gerard Gauthier Attendance: 15,570
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