NHL game summary from December 20, 1970
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 California Golden Seals (10-19-2) |
3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
 Detroit Red Wings (10-17-4) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
1: CAL, Bill Hicke 7 (Carol Vadnais, Gary Jarrett), 2:10 - PP
CAL, Ernie Hicke 7 (Ron Stackhouse), 4:35 - PP
CAL, Ted Hampson 7 (Gary Jarrett, Dick Mattiussi), 11:47
2: DET, Ron Harris 1 (Garry Unger, Gary Bergman), 4:34 - PP
CAL, Ron Stackhouse 1 (Ted Hampson, Bill Hicke), 6:25 - PP
CAL, Bill Hicke 8, 19:29
3: CAL, Earl Ingarfield 4 (Doug Roberts, Ernie Hicke), 2:24
DET, Tom Webster 13 (Nick Libett, Alex Delvecchio), 5:29
DET, Frank Mahovlich 12 (Alex Delvecchio, Tom Webster), 7:39 - PP
CAL, Ernie Hicke 8 (Earl Ingarfield, Gerry Ehman), 11:22
Penalties:
1: Tom Webster, DET [Tripping] 1:11
Nick Libett, DET [Boarding] 2:51
2: Doug Roberts, CAL [Holding] 3:21
Dale Rolfe, DET [Holding] 5:30
Serge Lajeunesse, DET [Interference] 12:42
3: Ron Stackhouse, CAL [Hooking] 5:52
Ron Harris, DET [Tripping] 13:37
Penalty time: CAL: 4 minutes
DET: 10 minutes
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Smith | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Roberts | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Wayne Muloin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Dick Mattiussi | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Ingarfield | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gerry Ehman | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Hicke | 9 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Ted Hampson | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Don O'Donoghue | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Jarrett | 12 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tony Featherstone | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Ferguson | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ernie Hicke | 20 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 21 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 30 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don McLeod | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Dale Rolfe | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Serge Lajeunesse | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Tom Webster | 8 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Gordie Howe | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Luce | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Ron Harris | 16 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Wayne Connelly | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gerry Hart | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Dea | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Jim Rutherford | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: CAL: 13-10- 7-30
DET: 5- 8-16-29
Goalies: CAL: Gary Smith (W, 10-17-2)
DET: Jim Rutherford, Don McLeod (L, 3-5-0)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, George Ashley
Attendance: 11,672
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