NHL game summary from December 26, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (20-6-7) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 New York Rangers (24-5-6) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | NYR, | Vic Hadfield 23 (Rod Gilbert, Jean Ratelle), 5:51 - PP |
| NYR, | Ted Irvine 8 (Bobby Rousseau, Gary Doak), 16:27 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Glen Sather 1 (Bill Fairbairn, Gilles Villemure), 7:19 |
| NYR, | Vic Hadfield 24 (Rod Gilbert), 8:17 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Pierre Jarry 3 (Bobby Rousseau, Jim Neilson), 12:41 |
| MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 15 (Jacques Lemaire, Frank Mahovlich), 15:45 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pete Mahovlich, MTL [Elbowing] 5:07 |
| Jacques Lemaire, MTL [Interference] 8:58 | |
| Vic Hadfield, NYR [Hi-sticking major] 9:55 | |
| Marc Tardif, MTL [Elbowing] 13:44 | |
| Jean Ratelle, NYR [Hooking] 19:52 | |
| 2: | Ken Dryden, MTL [Holding] 2:01 |
| Rod Seiling, NYR [Tripping] 16:25 | |
| Gary Doak, NYR [Tripping] 19:28 | |
| 3: | Glen Sather, NYR [Holding] 9:55 |
Penalty time: MTL: 8 minutes
NYR: 13 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| J.C. Tremblay | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Larry Pleau | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Terry Harper | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Chuck Lefley | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Chuck Arnason | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -15 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -15 | 27 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Gary Doak | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Pierre Jarry | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Gene Carr | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Ab Demarco | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gilles Villemure | 30 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 46 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 46 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 5-10-12-27
NYR: 16-18-12-46
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (L, 20-4-7)
NYR: Gilles Villemure (W, 14-1-2)
Referee: Bill Friday
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Neil Armstrong
Attendance: 17,250
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