NHL game summary from December 17, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (10-15-6) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 California Golden Seals (10-16-6) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | CAL, | Norm Ferguson 10 (Walt McKechnie, Paul Shmyr), 1:43 |
| 2: | CAL, | Gerry Pinder 10 (Bobby Sheehan, Ivan Boldirev), 7:46 |
| DET, | Red Berenson 10 (Ron Harris, Leon Rochefort), 9:54 | |
| DET, | Mickey Redmond 10 (Larry Johnston), 15:30 | |
| 3: | CAL, | Ernie Hicke 8 (Bert Marshall, Wayne Carleton), 10:05 |
| DET, | Nick Libett 10 (Marcel Dionne, Bill Collins), 15:35 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bert Marshall, CAL [Hooking] 3:19 | |
| Bill Collins, DET [Delay of game] 7:05 | ||
| Stan Gilbertson, CAL [Roughing] 7:49 | ||
| Stan Gilbertson, CAL [Hi-sticking] 12:13 | ||
| Ron Harris, DET [Hooking] 15:34 | ||
| Gary Bergman, DET [Tripping] 18:45 | ||
| 2: | Arnie Brown, DET [Roughing] 1:02 | |
| Ivan Boldirev, CAL [Roughing double minor] 1:02 | ||
| Carol Vadnais, CAL [Cross checking] 11:11 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: DET: 8 minutes
CAL: 12 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Larry Johnston | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Arnie Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Marcel Dionne | 5 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Danny Johnson | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Leon Rochefort | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Al Karlander | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Harris | 16 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Wall | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Collins | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Volmar | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Al Smith | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 29 | ||||||
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Shmyr | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dick Redmond | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Tommy Williams | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Wayne Carleton | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stan Gilbertson | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Jarrett | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry Pinder | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Norm Ferguson | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bert Marshall | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ernie Hicke | 20 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Joey Johnston | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 24 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 0 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 0 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 4-17- 8-29
CAL: 6- 7-15-28
Goalies: DET: Al Smith (T, 3-10-2)
CAL: Gilles Meloche (T, 6-9-4)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Neil Armstrong
Attendance: 4,592
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