NHL game summary from December 29, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 California Golden Seals (11-19-7) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Montreal Canadiens (21-6-7) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
1: no scoring
2: MTL, Yvan Cournoyer 16, 8:40
CAL, Walt McKechnie 7 (Norm Ferguson, Stan Gilbertson), 9:13 - PP
MTL, Frank Mahovlich 19, 9:33
3: MTL, Jacques Lemaire 12 (J.C. Tremblay, Claude Larose), 7:03
CAL, Tommy Williams 2 (Ernie Hicke, Paul Shmyr), 18:33
Penalties:
1: Paul Shmyr, CAL [Tripping] 0:10
Rejean Houle, MTL [Interference] 4:25
Paul Shmyr, CAL [Roughing] 7:34
Marc Tardif, MTL [Roughing] 7:34
2: Terry Harper, MTL [Hooking] 9:05
Henri Richard, MTL [Hooking] 13:53
Carol Vadnais, CAL [Hi-sticking] 15:07
Claude Larose, MTL [Hi-sticking] 15:07
3: Dick Redmond, CAL [Holding] 12:00
Penalty time: CAL: 8 minutes
MTL: 10 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 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Dick Redmond | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Tommy Williams | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Wayne Carleton | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stan Gilbertson | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Craig Patrick | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry Pinder | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Norm Ferguson | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bert Marshall | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ernie Hicke | 20 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Joey Johnston | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 33 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.C. Tremblay | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Pleau | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Terry Harper | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chuck Lefley | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Arnason | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Phil Myre | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: CAL: 11- 9-13-33
MTL: 7-14-11-32
Goalies: CAL: Gilles Meloche (L, 7-11-5)
MTL: Phil Myre (W, 1-0-0)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Terry Pierce, Claude Bechard
Attendance: 17,902
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