NHL game summary from December 17, 1969
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (15-6-8) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (9-14-5) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | MTL, | Henri Richard 9 (Mickey Redmond, Jacques Laperriere), 4:53 - PP |
| PIT, | Bob Blackburn 1 (Ken Schinkel), 14:10 | |
| MTL, | J.C. Tremblay 1 (Henri Richard), 19:10 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Henri Richard 10 (Serge Savard), 15:41 |
| 3: | PIT, | Wally Boyer 5 (Nick Harbaruk, Mike McMahon), 11:40 |
| MTL, | Ralph Backstrom 8 (Mickey Redmond, Christian Bordeleau), 12:12 | |
| MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 9 (Bobby Rousseau, J.C. Tremblay), 14:13 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jim Morrison, PIT [Charging] 3:55 |
| Serge Savard, MTL [Holding] 8:30 | |
| Glen Sather, PIT [Hooking] 8:30 | |
| Henri Richard, MTL [Slashing] 10:42 | |
| Jacques Laperriere, MTL [Fighting] 11:52 | |
| Tracy Pratt, PIT [Fighting] 11:52 | |
| Ken Schinkel, PIT [Hi-sticking] 11:52 | |
| Mike McMahon Jr., PIT [Misconduct] 11:52 | |
| Al Smith, PIT [Fighting] 18:22 | |
| Wally Boyer, PIT [Roughing] 18:22 | |
| Terry Harper, MTL [Roughing, Fighting] 18:22 | |
| 2: | Bob Blackburn, PIT [Interference] 12:40 |
| Bryan Hextall, PIT [Cross checking] 18:49 | |
| 3: | Ted Harris, MTL [Holding] 4:41 |
Penalty time: MTL: 18 minutes
PIT: 32 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| J.C. Tremblay | 3 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ralph Backstrom | 6 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ted Harris | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Phil Roberto | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Claude Provost | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Terry Harper | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Charron | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Christian Bordeleau | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mickey Redmond | 24 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 33 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duane Rupp | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob Blackburn | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Tracy Pratt | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Val Fonteyne | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Keith McCreary | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Glen Sather | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wally Boyer | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Dean Prentice | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Michel Briere | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike McMahon | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Morrison | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Al Smith | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -9 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -9 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 11-13- 9-33
PIT: 9- 7- 8-24
Goalies: MTL: Rogie Vachon (W, 12-5-6)
PIT: Al Smith (L, 4-8-2)
Referee: John Ashley
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Willard Norris
Attendance: 6,381
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