NHL game summary from December 31, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 California Golden Seals (11-20-7) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 Detroit Red Wings (14-17-6) |
1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
1: CAL, Tommy Williams 3 (Wayne Carleton, Ernie Hicke), 8:31
DET, Larry Johnston 2 (Bill Collins, Marcel Dionne), 10:17
2: DET, Nick Libett 12 (Marcel Dionne, Bill Collins), 6:07
DET, Mickey Redmond 17, 12:28
DET, Alex Delvecchio 7 (Al Karlander, Ron Stackhouse), 15:52 - PP
3: DET, Doug Volmar 6 (Red Berenson, Tim Ecclestone), 2:05
CAL, Bobby Sheehan 17 (Marshall Johnston, Dick Redmond), 4:56
DET, Mickey Redmond 18 (Marcel Dionne, Al Karlander), 6:20 - PP
CAL, Ernie Hicke 9 (Tommy Williams, Wayne Carleton), 12:22
Penalties:
1: Gerry Pinder, CAL [Slashing] 10:55
Ron Stackhouse, DET [Charging] 12:57
Al Smith, DET [Tripping] 14:22
Ernie Hicke, CAL [Tripping] 14:26
2: Al Karlander, DET [Hi-sticking] 12:01
Carol Vadnais, CAL [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 12:01
Wayne Carleton, CAL [Hooking] 13:55
Leon Rochefort, DET [Elbowing] 18:10
3: Lyle Carter, CAL [Slashing] 5:33
Penalty time: CAL: 12 minutes
DET: 8 minutes
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyle Carter | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Marshall Johnston | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Shmyr | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dick Redmond | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Tommy Williams | 7 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Wayne Carleton | 9 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Stan Gilbertson | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Craig Patrick | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry Pinder | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Norm Ferguson | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bert Marshall | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ernie Hicke | 20 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Joey Johnston | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 24 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -4 | 28 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Larry Johnston | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Arnie Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Marcel Dionne | 5 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Danny Johnson | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Leon Rochefort | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Al Karlander | 15 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Harris | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 21 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Collins | 22 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Guy Charron | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Doug Volmar | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Smith | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 4 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: CAL: 11- 7-10-28
DET: 7- 9- 8-24
Goalies: CAL: Gilles Meloche (L, 7-12-5), Lyle Carter
DET: Al Smith (W, 6-10-2)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Neil Armstrong
Attendance: 13,530
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