NHL game summary from January 23, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (26-12-8) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (12-26-9) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | PIT, | Dave Burrows 1 (Bob Leiter, Jean Pronovost), 3:23 |
| MTL, | Chuck Arnason 3, 9:26 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 24 (Marc Tardif, Jacques Lemaire), :23 |
| PIT, | Ken Schinkel 11 (Bryan Hextall, Duane Rupp), 12:03 | |
| 3: | PIT, | Greg Polis 17 (Ron Schock), :56 |
| MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 20 (Marc Tardif, Yvan Cournoyer), 6:35 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Marc Tardif, MTL [Fighting] 6:53 |
| Keith McCreary, PIT [Fighting] 6:53 | |
| Guy Lapointe, MTL [Holding] 10:46 | |
| Guy Lapointe, MTL [Elbowing] 17:21 | |
| 2: | Tim Horton, PIT [Tripping] 2:58 |
| Rene Robert, PIT [Fighting] 10:48 | |
| Pete Mahovlich, MTL [Fighting] 10:48 | |
| Claude Larose, MTL [Fighting] 15:27 | |
| Syl Apps, PIT [Fighting] 15:27 | |
| Guy Lapointe, MTL [Holding] 16:15 | |
| Bryan Watson, PIT [Charging] 16:26 | |
| 3: | J.C. Tremblay, MTL [Tripping] 1:43 |
| Dave Burrows, PIT [Holding] 5:27 |
Penalty time: MTL: 23 minutes
PIT: 21 minutes
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Terry Harper | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| Chuck Arnason | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 31 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duane Rupp | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Horton | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al McDonough | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Keith McCreary | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Leiter | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Les Binkley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 10-13- 8-31
PIT: 15-11-11-37
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (T, 21-5-8)
PIT: Les Binkley (T, 5-9-3)
Attendance: 8,414
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