NHL game summary from January 5, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (9-24-4) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Montreal Canadiens (22-8-7) |
2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 1: | MTL, | Pierre Bouchard 2 (Henri Richard), 2:33 |
| MTL, | J.C. Tremblay 3 (Marc Tardif, Rejean Houle), 17:42 | |
| 2: | VAN, | Dave Balon 11 (Andre Boudrias, Jocelyn Guevremont), 1:03 |
| VAN, | Dave Balon 12 (John Schella, Andre Boudrias), 5:34 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Frank Mahovlich 21 (Pierre Bouchard, Pete Mahovlich), :52 |
| MTL, | Pierre Bouchard 3 (Henri Richard), 5:11 | |
| MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 14 (Henri Richard, J.C. Tremblay), 5:42 | |
| MTL, | Marc Tardif 21 (J.C. Tremblay, Guy Lafleur), 9:44 - PP | |
| VAN, | Wayne Maki 11 (Orland Kurtenbach), 13:21 | |
| VAN, | Orland Kurtenbach 10 (Dale Tallon), 16:06 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Claude Larose, MTL [Elbowing] 7:13 |
| Jacques Lemaire, MTL [Tripping] 14:37 | |
| 2: | Marc Tardif, MTL [Interference] 6:07 |
| 3: | Guy Lafleur, MTL [Interference] 2:02 |
| Gregg Boddy, VAN [Holding] 8:44 | |
| Henri Richard, MTL [Hi-sticking] 16:50 | |
| John Schella, VAN [Hi-sticking, Fighting, Misconduct] 16:50 |
Penalty time: VAN: 19 minutes
MTL: 10 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunc Wilson | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| John Schella | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | -2 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Wayne Connelly | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dale Tallon | 9 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Wayne Maki | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Ted Taylor | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Ron Ward | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Lemieux | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Dave Balon | 21 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Gregg Boddy | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 25 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 40 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis DeJordy | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| J.C. Tremblay | 3 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Terry Harper | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chuck Lefley | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Chuck Arnason | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 12-13-15-40
MTL: 14-11-15-40
Goalies: VAN: Dunc Wilson (L, 6-13-1)
MTL: Denis DeJordy (W, 1-6-0)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: Alan Glaspell, Neil Armstrong
Attendance: 16,670
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