NHL game summary from December 26, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 California Golden Seals (11-18-7) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Vancouver Canucks (9-21-4) |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
1: CAL, Gerry Pinder 12 (Bobby Sheehan, Ivan Boldirev), 5:04
VAN, Jocelyn Guevremont 6 (Dale Tallon, Gregg Boddy), 8:15
CAL, Gerry Pinder 13 (Bobby Sheehan, Ivan Boldirev), 14:29 - PP
2: VAN, Wayne Connelly 9 (Jocelyn Guevremont, Dennis Kearns), 7:28 - PP
VAN, Andre Boudrias 11 (John Schella, Dale Tallon), 17:36
3: VAN, Wayne Maki 9 (Orland Kurtenbach, John Schella), 2:33 - PP
VAN, Ted Taylor 6 (Jocelyn Guevremont, Ron Ward), 8:07
VAN, Dale Tallon 9 (Andre Boudrias, Dave Balon), 12:13 - PP
Penalties:
1: John Schella, VAN [Hi-sticking] 0:32
Pat Quinn, VAN [Tripping] 13:39
2: Paul Shmyr, CAL [Delay of game] 6:13
Ted Taylor, VAN [Tripping] 14:59
3: Dick Redmond, CAL [Elbowing] 0:35
Gary Croteau, CAL [Tripping] 10:57
Pat Quinn, VAN [Fighting] 19:06
Gerry Pinder, CAL [Slashing] 19:41
Penalty time: CAL: 8 minutes
VAN: 11 minutes
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyle Carter | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marshall Johnston | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Shmyr | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Dick Redmond | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 8 |
| Tommy Williams | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Wayne Carleton | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Gilbertson | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Craig Patrick | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gerry Pinder | 15 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Norm Ferguson | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bert Marshall | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ernie Hicke | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Johnston | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 23 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 24 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 29 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunc Wilson | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 2 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| John Schella | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Wayne Connelly | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dale Tallon | 9 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Fred Speck | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Wayne Maki | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ron Stewart | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Taylor | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Ward | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Balon | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gregg Boddy | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Murray Hall | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: CAL: 17- 4- 8-29
VAN: 9- 7-16-32
Goalies: CAL: Lyle Carter (L, 4-6-0)
VAN: Dunc Wilson (W, 6-11-1)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: Bob Mclaren, Malcolm Ashford
Attendance: 15,570
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