NHL game summary from December 25, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 California Golden Seals (11-17-7) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Los Angeles Kings (8-25-1) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1: CAL, Craig Patrick 5 (Joey Johnston), 12:51
2: CAL, Walt McKechnie 6 (Norm Ferguson), 14:56
3: LA , Juha Widing 9 (Jean Potvin, Bob Pulford), 6:38 - PP
CAL, Stan Gilbertson 7, 19:42 - EN
Penalties:
1: Ernie Hicke, CAL [Fighting] 2:04
Jean Potvin, LA [Fighting] 2:04
Bobby Sheehan, CAL [Closing hand on puck] 2:41
Mike Corrigan, LA [Tripping] 6:44
Walt McKechnie, CAL [Hooking] 9:18
Harry Howell, LA [Tripping] 9:18
Doug Barrie, LA [Tripping] 13:38
2: Paul Curtis, LA [Misconduct] 19:25
3: Dick Redmond, CAL [Tripping] 1:48
Stan Gilbertson, CAL [Holding] 5:06
Penalty time: CAL: 13 minutes
LA : 21 minutes
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Johnston | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Shmyr | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dick Redmond | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Tommy Williams | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Wayne Carleton | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Stan Gilbertson | 10 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Craig Patrick | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gerry Pinder | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Ferguson | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bert Marshall | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ernie Hicke | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Joey Johnston | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 33 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Mikkelson | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Barrie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Harry Howell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Paul Curtis | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| Real Lemieux | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ralph Backstrom | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Mike Corrigan | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Lucien Grenier | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Juha Widing | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Eddie Joyal | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Flett | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bob Pulford | 20 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Al McDonough | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -16 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: CAL: 11-12-10-33
LA : 10- 4-14-28
Goalies: CAL: Gilles Meloche (W, 7-10-5)
LA : Gary Edwards (L, 6-8-1)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Bob Mclaren
Attendance: 7,251
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