Tuesday, December 26, 1972 · Detroit Olympia
Penguins 1 at Red Wings 1
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
-
0:22
Al McDonough (16) Syl Apps (27), Lowell MacDonald (19) PIT 1 – 0 DET
2nd Period
No scoring
3rd Period
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13:38
Nick Libett (7) Marcel Dionne (23), Tim Ecclestone (16) PIT 1 – 1 DET
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al McDonough R | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1.05 |
| Lowell MacDonald L | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.93 |
| Syl Apps C | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.78 |
| Ron Schock C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Steve Cardwell L | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Robin Burns L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Greg Polis R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Eddie Shack L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Duane Rupp D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Dave Burrows D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Darryl Edestrand D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Bryan Hextall C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Nick Harbaruk R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Ken Schinkel R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Rick Kessell C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Jack Lynch D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Bryan Watson D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | T | 36 | 35 | 1 | .972 | 60:00 | 2.75 |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Libett L | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.20 |
| Tim Ecclestone L | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.08 |
| Marcel Dionne C | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.00 |
| Mickey Redmond R | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.45 |
| Gary Bergman D | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.30 |
| Guy Charron C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Al Karlander C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Len Fontaine R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Larry Johnston D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.07 |
| Alex Delvecchio C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Henry Boucha C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Bill Collins R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Robbie Ftorek C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Gary Doak D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Red Berenson C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Thommie Bergman D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Ron Stackhouse D | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Brown | T | 24 | 23 | 1 | .958 | 60:00 | 1.55 |