NHL game summary from December 22, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (8-21-4) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Detroit Red Wings (11-16-6) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
1: DET, Mickey Redmond 11 (Danny Johnson, Bob Wall), 6:40
DET, Bill Collins 7 (Arnie Brown), 8:48
2: DET, Bill Collins 8 (Marcel Dionne), 5:55
3: no scoring
Penalties:
1: Dennis Kearns, VAN [Tripping] 9:13
Ron Harris, DET [Hooking] 12:19
Larry Johnston, DET [Cross checking] 13:23
2: Nick Libett, DET [Fighting] 5:55
Bobby Schmautz, VAN [Fighting] 5:55
Ron Harris, DET [Game misconduct] 5:55
Pat Quinn, VAN [Hooking] 8:26
Al Karlander, DET [Tripping] 9:39
Red Berenson, DET [Hooking] 9:52
3: Gary Bergman, DET [Hooking] 13:19
Pat Quinn, VAN [Tripping] 17:09
Penalty time: VAN: 11 minutes
DET: 25 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunc Wilson | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| John Schella | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Dale Tallon | 9 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Fred Speck | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Wayne Maki | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Stewart | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| Ted Taylor | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Ward | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Balon | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gregg Boddy | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murray Hall | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 20 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Johnston | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Arnie Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 5 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Danny Johnson | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Leon Rochefort | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| Al Karlander | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Harris | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Wall | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Collins | 22 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Guy Charron | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Volmar | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Smith | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 8- 7- 5-20
DET: 14-13-11-38
Goalies: VAN: Dunc Wilson (L, 5-11-1)
DET: Al Smith (W, 4-10-2)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Terry Pierce
Attendance: 11,649
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