NHL game summary from December 25, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (20-5-7) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (11-19-5) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | PIT, | Jean Pronovost 10 (Syl Apps, Greg Polis), 13:04 |
| 2: | PIT, | John Stewart 2 (Ken Schinkel, Rene Robert), 15:37 |
| 3: | MTL, | Chuck Arnason 1 (Larry Pleau, Chuck Lefley), 7:07 |
| PIT, | Nick Harbaruk 3 (Bob Leiter, Darryl Edestrand), 8:03 | |
| MTL, | Marc Tardif 20, 9:09 | |
| PIT, | Greg Polis 14 (Ken Schinkel), 10:11 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Marc Tardif, MTL [Holding] 2:27 |
| Bryan Watson, PIT [Slashing] 2:27 | |
| Claude Larose, MTL [Slashing] 6:53 | |
| Pete Mahovlich, MTL [Elbowing] 7:52 | |
| Darryl Edestrand, PIT [Holding] 7:52 | |
| Bob Woytowich, PIT [Holding] 8:53 | |
| 2: | Darryl Edestrand, PIT [Holding] 8:25 |
| Pete Mahovlich, MTL [Cross checking, Misconduct] 10:52 | |
| Bryan Hextall, PIT [Slashing] 11:06 | |
| Bryan Watson, PIT [Slashing] 13:25 | |
| Henri Richard, MTL [Holding] 19:20 | |
| 3: | Jean Pronovost, PIT [Holding] 10:45 |
Penalty time: MTL: 20 minutes
PIT: 14 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis DeJordy | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| J.C. Tremblay | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Pleau | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Terry Harper | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -1 | 2 |
| Chuck Lefley | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chuck Arnason | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 42 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 42 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Woytowich | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| John Stewart | 20 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bob Leiter | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tim Horton | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Noris | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Les Binkley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 16-11-15-42
PIT: 9- 5-14-28
Goalies: MTL: Denis DeJordy (L, 0-6-0)
PIT: Les Binkley (W, 5-7-2)
Referee: Bob Sloan
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 7,778
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