NHL game summary from December 5, 1970
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (15-5-5) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Montreal Canadiens (12-9-4) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | BOS, | Wayne Cashman 7 (Phil Esposito, Ken Hodge), 1:18 |
| MTL, | J.C. Tremblay 1 (Jacques Lemaire, Ralph Backstrom), 13:30 | |
| BOS, | Derek Sanderson 8 (Rick Smith, Ted Green), 13:44 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Marc Tardif 5 (Mickey Redmond, J.C. Tremblay), 2:13 - PP |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 19 (John McKenzie, Bobby Orr), 18:09 - PP | |
| 3: | BOS, | Ken Hodge 14 (Phil Esposito), 19:27 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Terry Harper, MTL [Hooking] 7:09 |
| Phil Esposito, BOS [Holding] 11:42 | |
| Pete Mahovlich, MTL [Roughing] 11:42 | |
| 2: | Phil Esposito, BOS [Hooking] 0:41 |
| Serge Savard, MTL [Hooking] 6:08 | |
| Rejean Houle, MTL [Hooking] 12:22 | |
| Henri Richard, MTL [Holding] 17:58 | |
| 3: | Dallas Smith, BOS [Tripping] 6:12 |
| Bobby Orr, BOS [Fighting] 8:04 | |
| Marc Tardif, MTL [Fighting] 8:04 | |
| John McKenzie, BOS [Slashing] 16:49 | |
| Pete Mahovlich, MTL [Slashing, Misconduct, Game misconduct] 16:49 |
Penalty time: BOS: 13 minutes
MTL: 37 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Ted Green | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Smith | 10 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Wayne Carleton | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 11 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 11 | 32 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.C. Tremblay | 3 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ralph Backstrom | 6 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Collins | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | -1 | 2 |
| Leon Rochefort | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Ferguson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Mickey Redmond | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Phil Myre | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -12 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -12 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 13-10- 9-32
MTL: 12- 9- 7-28
Goalies: BOS: Eddie Johnston (W, 8-2-1)
MTL: Phil Myre (L, 7-5-2)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Claude Bechard
Attendance: 18,784
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