NHL game summary from December 21, 1969
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (16-7-8) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 Boston Bruins (16-7-9) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | MTL, | Pete Mahovlich 2 (Bobby Rousseau), 13:40 |
| 2: | BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 16 (Don Awrey, John McKenzie), :41 |
| MTL, | Mickey Redmond 14 (Henri Richard), 1:32 | |
| BOS, | Bobby Orr 9 (Wayne Carleton, Ken Hodge), 11:19 - PP | |
| MTL, | Henri Richard 11 (J.C. Tremblay, Dick Duff), 17:13 - PP | |
| 3: | MTL, | Ralph Backstrom 9 (Yvan Cournoyer), 15:00 |
| MTL, | Serge Savard 7 (Yvan Cournoyer), 15:19 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Henri Richard, MTL [Hooking] 4:35 |
| Wayne Carleton, BOS [Tripping] 7:26 | |
| Don Awrey, BOS [Holding] 9:45 | |
| Pete Mahovlich, MTL [Holding] 11:26 | |
| Rick Smith, BOS [Tripping] 15:01 | |
| 2: | Bench penalty, MTL [Too many men on the ice] 2:35 |
| J.C. Tremblay, MTL [Tripping] 10:25 | |
| Dallas Smith, BOS [Hi-sticking] 14:12 | |
| Ed Westfall, BOS [Hooking] 16:28 | |
| 3: | Gary Doak, BOS [Slashing] 15:12 |
Penalty time: MTL: 8 minutes
BOS: 12 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| J.C. Tremblay | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Backstrom | 6 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dick Duff | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ted Harris | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Roberto | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Claude Provost | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Terry Harper | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Christian Bordeleau | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mickey Redmond | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 33 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Smith | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Wayne Carleton | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Jim Lorentz | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Lesuk | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 7-14-12-33
BOS: 10- 9- 6-25
Goalies: MTL: Rogie Vachon (W, 13-6-6)
BOS: Gerry Cheevers (L, 9-4-3)
Referee: Vern Buffey
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Bob Myers
Attendance: 14,831
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