NHL game summary from December 20, 1969
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (14-10-6) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Montreal Canadiens (15-7-8) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | DET, | Frank Mahovlich 16 (Gary Bergman), 10:34 - PP |
| 2: | DET, | Garry Monahan 3, 4:39 |
| MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 16 (Ted Harris, Mickey Redmond), 18:07 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 17 (Serge Savard, Yvan Cournoyer), 1:22 - PP |
| DET, | Pete Stemkowski 12 (Garry Unger), 17:17 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gary Bergman, DET [Holding] 8:05 |
| Jacques Lemaire, MTL [Hi-sticking] 9:15 | |
| Matt Ravlich, DET [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 9:15 | |
| Bobby Rousseau, MTL [Cross checking, Misconduct] 9:43 | |
| Pete Stemkowski, DET [Tripping] 12:32 | |
| 2: | Phil Roberto, MTL [Boarding] 9:42 |
| Frank Mahovlich, DET [Roughing] 11:38 | |
| Terry Harper, MTL [Roughing] 11:38 | |
| 3: | Nick Libett, DET [Interference] 3:11 |
Penalty time: DET: 12 minutes
MTL: 18 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Baun | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Carl Brewer | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Gordie Howe | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Garry Monahan | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Al Karlander | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Harris | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne Connelly | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Matt Ravlich | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Billy Dea | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Roy Edwards | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 37 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.C. Tremblay | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ralph Backstrom | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ted Harris | 10 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Roberto | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Claude Provost | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -1 | 1 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Terry Harper | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Charron | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Christian Bordeleau | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mickey Redmond | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 14-12-11-37
MTL: 11-12-10-33
Goalies: DET: Roy Edwards (W, 7-7-2)
MTL: Rogie Vachon (L, 12-6-6)
Referee: Vern Buffey
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Matt Pavelich
Attendance: 17,108
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