All NHL game summaries 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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
Lyle Carter DET: Al Smith (W, 6-10-2) Referee: Art Skov Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Neil Armstrong Attendance: 13,530
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (8-22-9) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (11-21-6) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | PIT, | Bryan Hextall 10 (Rene Robert, Syl Apps), 2:31 - PP |
| BUF, | Rick Martin 25, 9:25 | |
| BUF, | Chris Evans 5 (Kevin O'Shea, Eddie Shack), 13:51 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 18, 2:55 - PP |
| PIT, | Jean Pronovost 11 (Greg Polis, Syl Apps), 5:59 | |
| PIT, | Bob Leiter 11 (Nick Harbaruk, Ron Schock), 9:16 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Al Hamilton, BUF [Elbowing] 2:25 |
| Bryan Watson, PIT [Interference] 9:48 | |
| 2: | Chris Evans, BUF [Holding] 5:30 |
| Kevin O'Shea, BUF [Tripping] 10:39 | |
| Darryl Edestrand, PIT [Tripping] 18:02 | |
| 3: | John Stewart, PIT [Hi-sticking] 2:20 |
| Kevin O'Shea, BUF [Hi-sticking] 9:53 | |
| Tim Horton, PIT [Hi-sticking] 9:53 |
Penalty time: BUF: 8 minutes
PIT: 8 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Crozier | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Watson | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Larry Hillman | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Al Hamilton | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Danny Lawson | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Byers | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Anderson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin O'Shea | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray McKay | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Chris Evans | 24 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Craig Ramsay | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Randy Wyrozub | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 32 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Woytowich | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Val Fonteyne | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| John Stewart | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Leiter | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Tim Horton | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 17- 6- 9-32
PIT: 9-11-17-37
Goalies: BUF: Roger Crozier (T, 6-17-7)
PIT: Roy Edwards (T, 2-8-4)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Bob Kilger, Terry Pierce
Attendance: 7,908
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