NHL game summary from December 26, 1969
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (16-7-9) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Detroit Red Wings (14-11-7) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | MTL, | Claude Provost 8 (Pete Mahovlich), 2:00 |
| DET, | Bruce MacGregor 7 (Al Karlander, Nick Libett), 4:15 | |
| 2: | DET, | Wayne Connelly 10 (Pete Stemkowski), 1:10 |
| DET, | Bruce MacGregor 8 (Nick Libett, Al Karlander), 4:00 | |
| MTL, | Dick Duff 1 (Ralph Backstrom, Phil Roberto), 19:03 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Terry Harper 4, 17:13 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ted Harris, MTL [Tripping] 6:25 |
| Pete Stemkowski, DET [Elbowing] 8:32 | |
| Pete Mahovlich, MTL [Elbowing] 13:56 | |
| Gordie Howe, DET [Hi-sticking] 16:05 | |
| Terry Harper, MTL [Hi-sticking] 16:05 | |
| 2: | Alex Delvecchio, DET [Tripping] 13:30 |
| Matt Ravlich, DET [Holding] 16:34 | |
| Bobby Rousseau, MTL [Tripping] 19:39 | |
| 3: | Nick Libett, DET [Roughing] 10:07 |
| Christian Bordeleau, MTL [Roughing] 10:07 |
Penalty time: MTL: 10 minutes
DET: 10 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| J.C. Tremblay | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Backstrom | 6 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dick Duff | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ted Harris | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Phil Roberto | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Claude Provost | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Terry Harper | 19 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Marc Tardif | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Christian Bordeleau | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mickey Redmond | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 31 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Baun | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Carl Brewer | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gordie Howe | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Garry Monahan | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 12 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Al Karlander | 15 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Harris | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Connelly | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Matt Ravlich | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Billy Dea | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Roy Edwards | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 10-13- 8-31
DET: 9-13- 8-30
Goalies: MTL: Rogie Vachon (T, 13-6-7)
DET: Roy Edwards (T, 7-7-3)
Referee: Bill Friday
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Neil Armstrong
Attendance: 15,246
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