St. Louis Blues
at
New York Rangers
Dec 31, 1972 · Madison Square Garden
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Blues |
1 | 37 |
| New York Rangers |
6 | 41 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 04:52 | NYR | Jean Ratelle (17) | Rod Gilbert (30) | 0 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 04:12 | NYR | Walt Tkaczuk (12) | Bill Fairbairn (18), Vic Hadfield (18) | 0 - 2 |
| 09:59 | NYR | Jean Ratelle (18) | Ab DeMarco (8) | 0 - 3 |
| 12:45 | NYR | Rod Gilbert (15) | Jean Ratelle (26), Steve Vickers (4) | 0 - 4 |
| 16:39 | STL | Garry Unger (19) PP | Fran Huck (11) | 1 - 4 |
| 19:54 | NYR | Glen Sather (5) PP | Pete Stemkowski (23), Jim Neilson (5) | 1 - 5 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 04:09 | NYR | Jean Ratelle (19) | Jim Neilson (6), Rod Seiling (14) | 1 - 6 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 12:04 | NYR | Glen Sather | Holding | 2 |
| 18:58 | STL | Jean Hamel | Holding | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 07:00 | NYR | Dale Rolfe | Roughing | 2 |
| 07:00 | STL | Garry Unger | Hooking | 2 |
| 15:31 | NYR | Dale Rolfe | Slashing | 2 |
| 17:56 | STL | Jean Hamel | Holding | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 02:44 | NYR | Bill Fairbairn | Slashing | 2 |
| 02:44 | STL | Frank St. Marseille | Slashing | 2 |
| 11:06 | NYR | Ron Harris | Fighting | 5 |
| 11:06 | STL | Floyd Thomson | Fighting | 5 |
St. Louis Blues
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 |  Garry Unger |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Fran Huck |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Brent Hughes |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Bob Plager |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Chris Evans |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Mike Murphy |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Phil Roberto |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Jack Egers |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Gary Sabourin |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Frank St. Marseille |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Pierre Plante |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Floyd Thomson |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Kevin O'Shea |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Danny O'Shea |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Bob McCord |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Jean Hamel |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bob Johnson |
28 | 23 | 5 | 40:00 |
| 30 |  Jacques Caron |
13 | 12 | 1 | 20:00 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 |  Jean Ratelle |
C | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Rod Gilbert |
R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Jim Neilson |
D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Glen Sather |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Walt Tkaczuk |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Steve Vickers |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Vic Hadfield |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Pete Stemkowski |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Bill Fairbairn |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Rod Seiling |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Ab DeMarco |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  Ron Harris |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Dale Rolfe |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Bruce MacGregor |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  Tom Williams |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Bobby Rousseau |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 |  Ed Giacomin |
37 | 36 | 1 | 60:00 |