NHL game summary from December 26, 1970
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (6-21-6) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Montreal Canadiens (15-11-7) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 9 (Henri Richard, Mickey Redmond), 2:00 |
| MTL, | Leon Rochefort 4 (John Ferguson, Terry Harper), 14:03 | |
| MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 10 (Jean Beliveau, J.C. Tremblay), 17:46 - PP | |
| BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 13 (Floyd Smith, Larry Keenan), 19:09 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Serge Savard 3 (Henri Richard, Mickey Redmond), 12:10 |
| BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 14 (Eddie Shack, Don Marshall), 14:51 - PP | |
| 3: | BUF, | Ron Anderson 5 (Phil Goyette, Don Marshall), 8:10 |
| BUF, | Eddie Shack 7 (Phil Goyette, Don Marshall), 16:22 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jean-Guy Talbot, BUF [Hooking] 17:09 |
| 2: | Steve Atkinson, BUF [Interference] 8:37 |
| Guy Lapointe, MTL [Charging] 12:50 | |
| Terry Harper, MTL [Hooking] 14:13 | |
| 3: | Steve Atkinson, BUF [Tripping] 13:41 |
Penalty time: BUF: 6 minutes
MTL: 4 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Watson | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Tracy Pratt | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Barrie | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Hamilton | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Reg Fleming | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Goyette | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Skip Krake | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Anderson | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Floyd Smith | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Kevin O'Shea | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Dick Duff | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Marshall | 22 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Keenan | 26 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Daley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 28 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogie Vachon | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.C. Tremblay | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jean Beliveau | 4 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Ralph Backstrom | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Collins | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Terry Harper | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Leon Rochefort | 21 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| John Ferguson | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mickey Redmond | 24 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 0 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 0 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 11- 8- 9-28
MTL: 9- 8- 8-25
Goalies: BUF: Joe Daley (T, 1-6-2)
MTL: Rogie Vachon (T, 8-5-5)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Bob Kilger
Attendance: 17,122
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