Friday, December 29, 1972 · Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Islanders 2 at Golden Seals 5
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
-
0:48
Joey Johnston
(18)
Craig Patrick (17), Walt McKechnie (19)
NYI 0 – 1 CGS
-
2:16
Billy Harris
(10)
Gerry Hart (2)
NYI 1 – 1 CGS
-
11:15
Marshall Johnston
(5)
Stan Gilbertson (10)
NYI 1 – 2 CGS
-
19:18
Pete Laframboise
(6)
Hilliard Graves (6)
NYI 1 – 3 CGS
2nd Period
-
2:37
Reggie Leach
(10)
Ted McAneeley (5), Marshall Johnston (12)
NYI 1 – 4 CGS
3rd Period
-
4:14
Hilliard Graves
(9)
Pete Laframboise (9), Bob Stewart (7)
NYI 1 – 5 CGS
-
18:04
Don Blackburn
(4)
PPG
Ed Westfall (11), Arnie Brown (4)
NYI 2 – 5 CGS
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Blackburn L | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.90 |
| Billy Harris R | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.90 |
| Ed Westfall R | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0:00 | 0.48 |
| Arnie Brown D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | 0.40 |
| Gerry Hart D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | 0.25 |
| Terry Crisp C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Jim Mair D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Bryan Lefley D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Dave Hudson C | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Brian Lavender L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Tom Miller C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Craig Cameron R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Bill Mikkelson D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Lorne Henning C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Ken Murray D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Brian Spencer L | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0:00 | -0.22 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Smith | L | 28 | 23 | 5 | .821 | 60:00 | -1.45 |
California Golden Seals
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Laframboise L | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 1.90 |
| Hilliard Graves R | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.75 |
| Marshall Johnston D | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 1.75 |
| Joey Johnston L | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.28 |
| Bob Stewart D | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0:00 | 1.22 |
| Reggie Leach R | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.13 |
| Stan Gilbertson L | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 1.00 |
| Craig Patrick R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.85 |
| Ted McAneeley D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.85 |
| Walt McKechnie C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.78 |
| Darryl Maggs D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 0.45 |
| Rick Smith D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 0.30 |
| Stan Weir C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Gary Croteau R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Morris Mott R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Ivan Boldirev C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.45 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Meloche | W | 29 | 27 | 2 | .931 | 60:00 | 1.20 |