NHL game summary from December 28, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (17-11-8) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (11-21-5) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | TOR, | Norm Ullman 12 (Denis Dupere, Ron Ellis), 11:31 |
| 2: | TOR, | Norm Ullman 13 (Jim Dorey), 4:21 |
| TOR, | Billy MacMillan 7 (Jim Dorey), 10:22 | |
| PIT, | Darryl Edestrand 4 (Bob Leiter, Ron Schock), 18:05 - PP | |
| 3: | PIT, | Nick Harbaruk 4, 6:57 - PP |
| TOR, | Norm Ullman 14 (Paul Henderson), 19:42 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bryan Watson, PIT [Cross checking] 3:07 |
| Norm Ullman, TOR [Hi-sticking] 3:07 | |
| Mike Pelyk, TOR [Interference] 12:21 | |
| 2: | Billy MacMillan, TOR [Hooking] 0:38 |
| Ron Ellis, TOR [Hooking] 7:56 | |
| Greg Polis, PIT [Holding] 11:16 | |
| Brian Glennie, TOR [Tripping] 17:05 | |
| 3: | Darryl Sittler, TOR [Elbowing] 5:54 |
| Bryan Watson, PIT [Hooking] 8:13 |
Penalty time: TOR: 12 minutes
PIT: 6 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Plante | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Ley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Pelyk | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Jim Dorey | 8 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Norm Ullman | 9 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Guy Trottier | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy MacMillan | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Brian Spencer | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Dupere | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim McKenny | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Henderson | 19 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Garry Monahan | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Baun | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Marshall | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 22 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Woytowich | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Val Fonteyne | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| John Stewart | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| Bob Leiter | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Tim Horton | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Les Binkley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -21 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -21 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 8- 6- 8-22
PIT: 7-12- 9-28
Goalies: TOR: Jacques Plante (W, 8-4-3)
PIT: Les Binkley (L, 5-8-2)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 11,158
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