All NHL game summaries 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
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (19-4-6) |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
 Vancouver Canucks (8-19-4) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | VAN, | Andre Boudrias 10 (Dale Tallon, Dennis Kearns), 4:53 |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 10 (Pete Mahovlich, J.C. Tremblay), 18:21 | |
| MTL, | Marc Tardif 18 (Frank Mahovlich, Henri Richard), 19:39 - PP | |
| 2: | MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 14 (Henri Richard, Marc Tardif), 1:21 |
| MTL, | Marc Tardif 19 (Yvan Cournoyer), 9:03 | |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 11 (Jacques Lemaire), 17:20 | |
| VAN, | Wayne Maki 8 (Bobby Schmautz, Jocelyn Guevremont), 19:45 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Guy Lafleur 12 (Jacques Lemaire, Frank Mahovlich), 4:52 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bench penalty, MTL [Too many men on the ice] 0:49 |
| Marc Tardif, MTL [Hi-sticking] 3:36 | |
| John Schella, VAN [Hi-sticking, Slashing] 3:36 | |
| Guy Lapointe, MTL [Hi-sticking] 13:51 | |
| Wayne Maki, VAN [Hooking] 16:10 | |
| Andre Boudrias, VAN [Hooking] 18:53 | |
| 2: | Guy Lapointe, MTL [Cross checking] 5:08 |
| 3: | Jacques Laperriere, MTL [Tripping] 0:43 |
| Terry Harper, MTL [Hi-sticking] 17:43 | |
| Bobby Schmautz, VAN [Slashing] 17:43 |
Penalty time: MTL: 12 minutes
VAN: 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dale Hoganson | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Chuck Lefley | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 16 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 16 | 33 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| John Schella | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Dale Tallon | 9 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Fred Speck | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Wayne Maki | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Ron Stewart | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Ted Taylor | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Ron Ward | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Balon | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gregg Boddy | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| George Gardner | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 12-13- 8-33
VAN: 19-11- 7-37
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 19-3-6)
VAN: George Gardner (L, 3-9-3)
Referee: Bob Sloan
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Jim Christison
Attendance: 15,570
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