NHL game summary from October 23, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (4-1-2) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Los Angeles Kings (2-5-1) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1: MTL, Claude Larose 3 (Larry Pleau, Guy Lapointe), 6:01
2: LA , Bob Pulford 3 (Gilles Marotte, Ralph Backstrom), :45 - SH
MTL, Guy Lafleur 1 (J.C. Tremblay), 18:52
3: MTL, Rejean Houle 2 (Terry Harper, Guy Lafleur), 8:50
Penalties:
1: Bill Flett, LA [Holding] 3:39
Larry Pleau, MTL [Hooking] 7:11
Terry Harper, MTL [Tripping] 9:49
Harry Howell, LA [Interference] 13:06
Frank Mahovlich, MTL [Slashing] 13:06
Jean Potvin, LA [Hooking] 19:26
2: Bob Berry, LA [Holding] 2:44
Jacques Laperriere, MTL [Hooking] 15:50
3: Real Lemieux, LA [Slashing] 9:22
Penalty time: MTL: 8 minutes
LA : 10 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| J.C. Tremblay | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Larry Pleau | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry Harper | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 25 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Hoganson | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Larry Hillman | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilles Marotte | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Harry Howell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Real Lemieux | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ralph Backstrom | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Byers | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Juha Widing | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Eddie Joyal | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Flett | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Pulford | 20 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Al McDonough | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jean Potvin | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 11- 7- 7-25
LA : 17-10- 6-33
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 4-0-2)
LA : Gary Edwards (L, 2-3-1)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Bob Kilger
Attendance: 13,829
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