NHL game summary from December 8, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (8-15-5) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Montreal Canadiens (16-3-6) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
1: no scoring
2: MTL, J.C. Tremblay 1 (Henri Richard, Claude Larose), 7:58 - PP
MTL, Pierre Bouchard 1, 14:47
DET, Doug Volmar 4 (Red Berenson), 16:42
DET, Red Berenson 9 (Bill Collins, Ron Stackhouse), 17:57
MTL, J.C. Tremblay 2 (Frank Mahovlich, Jacques Lemaire), 18:43
3: MTL, Pete Mahovlich 7 (J.C. Tremblay, Jacques Lemaire), 14:13
Penalties:
1: none
2: Larry Johnston, DET [Interference] 6:09
Claude Larose, MTL [Hooking] 12:15
3: Phil Roberto, MTL [Hi-sticking] 11:51
Penalty time: DET: 2 minutes
MTL: 4 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Daley | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Johnston | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Arnie Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcel Dionne | 5 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Danny Johnson | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Ab McDonald | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Karlander | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Harris | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Wall | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 21 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bill Collins | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Doug Volmar | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 30 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.C. Tremblay | 3 | D | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Dale Hoganson | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 12-10- 8-30
MTL: 10- 8- 8-26
Goalies: DET: Joe Daley (L, 5-5-4)
MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 16-2-6)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Ron Hoggarth
Attendance: 16,686
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