NHL game summary from December 19, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (19-4-7) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 California Golden Seals (10-16-7) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 11 (Frank Mahovlich), :15 |
| MTL, | Henri Richard 6 (Jacques Laperriere, Yvan Cournoyer), 2:36 | |
| 2: | CAL, | Walt McKechnie 5 (Stan Gilbertson, Paul Shmyr), :32 |
| CAL, | Stan Gilbertson 6 (Paul Shmyr, Walt McKechnie), 12:13 | |
| MTL, | Claude Larose 10 (Guy Lapointe, Pete Mahovlich), 17:38 | |
| 3: | CAL, | Wayne Carleton 8 (Carol Vadnais), 1:26 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dick Redmond, CAL [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 6:05 |
| Frank Mahovlich, MTL [Roughing] 6:05 | |
| Marc Tardif, MTL [Holding] 10:43 | |
| Jacques Laperriere, MTL [Tripping] 15:03 | |
| Gerry Pinder, CAL [Hi-sticking] 16:21 | |
| 2: | Carol Vadnais, CAL [Holding] 2:45 |
| 3: | Joey Johnston, CAL [Holding] 4:33 |
| Guy Lapointe, MTL [Holding] 11:13 |
Penalty time: MTL: 8 minutes
CAL: 10 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| J.C. Tremblay | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Dale Hoganson | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Chuck Arnason | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 29 | ||||||
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Johnston | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Shmyr | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dick Redmond | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Tommy Williams | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wayne Carleton | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Stan Gilbertson | 10 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gary Jarrett | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gerry Pinder | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Norm Ferguson | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bert Marshall | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Hicke | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joey Johnston | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 11-11- 7-29
CAL: 10- 9- 7-26
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (T, 19-3-7)
CAL: Gilles Meloche (T, 6-9-5)
Referee: Bob Sloan
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 5,660
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