NHL game summary from December 29, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (10-21-6) |
4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs (17-12-8) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | STL, | Garry Unger 19 (Jack Egers, Mike Murphy), 8:52 - PP |
| STL, | Phil Roberto 6 (Brian Lavender, Bill Plager), 10:38 | |
| STL, | Barclay Plager 6 (Terry Crisp, Gerry Odrowski), 12:39 - SH | |
| TOR, | Garry Monahan 7 (Jim McKenny), 15:20 - PP | |
| STL, | Floyd Thomson 1 (Carl Brewer), 15:43 | |
| 2: | TOR, | Garry Monahan 8 (Billy MacMillan, Dave Keon), 9:07 |
| TOR, | Paul Henderson 20 (Dave Keon, Don Marshall), 12:25 - PP | |
| 3: | STL, | Garry Unger 20, 6:45 |
| STL, | Gary Sabourin 12, 8:32 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Brian Lavender, STL [Hooking] 1:30 |
| Gary Sabourin, STL [Slashing] 5:12 | |
| Brian Spencer, TOR [Holding] 7:59 | |
| Bill Plager, STL [Charging] 11:11 | |
| Carl Brewer, STL [Interference] 13:33 | |
| Brian Spencer, TOR [Charging] 18:00 | |
| Jim Dorey, TOR [Elbowing] 18:54 | |
| 2: | Rick Ley, TOR [Delay of game] 10:38 |
| Floyd Thomson, STL [Delay of game] 10:38 | |
| Phil Roberto, STL [Tripping] 10:38 | |
| Andre Dupont, STL [Cross checking] 12:14 | |
| Garry Unger, STL [Hi-sticking] 14:42 | |
| Guy Trottier, TOR [Hi-sticking] 14:42 | |
| 3: | Gary Sabourin, STL [Slashing] 17:50 |
| Paul Henderson, TOR [Tripping] 18:16 |
Penalty time: STL: 18 minutes
TOR: 12 minutes
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Brewer | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Andre Dupont | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| George Morrison | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Terry Crisp | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Murphy | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jack Egers | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Brian Lavender | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Gerry Odrowski | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Plager | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Larry Hornung | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Caron | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 19 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 19 | 40 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Ley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Mike Pelyk | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Jim Dorey | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Norm Ullman | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Guy Trottier | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy MacMillan | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Brian Spencer | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Denis Dupere | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim McKenny | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Paul Henderson | 19 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Garry Monahan | 20 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bob Baun | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Don Marshall | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bernie Parent | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 17- 9-14-40
TOR: 7-14- 6-27
Goalies: STL: Jacques Caron (W, 1-0-0)
TOR: Bernie Parent (L, 9-8-5)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 16,485
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