NHL game summary from January 29, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (17-25-7) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Montreal Canadiens (27-13-8) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
1: MTL, Pete Mahovlich 17 (J.C. Tremblay), 17:44 - PP
2: MTL, Frank Mahovlich 26 (Guy Lafleur, Jimmy Roberts), 10:44
3: MTL, Yvan Cournoyer 25, 9:27
MTL, Jacques Laperriere 2, 18:12 - PP
Penalties:
1: Jimmy Roberts, MTL [Interference] 4:38
Barclay Plager, STL [Holding] 11:05
Floyd Thomson, STL [Holding] 16:04
2: Guy Lapointe, MTL [Holding] 4:55
3: Henri Richard, MTL [Hooking] 10:34
Bench penalty, STL [Abuse of Officials] 16:15
Bill Plager, STL [Elbowing] 16:15
Penalty time: STL: 8 minutes
MTL: 6 minutes
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Dupont | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| George Morrison | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Terry Crisp | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Murphy | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jack Egers | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Lavender | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Gerry Odrowski | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Bordeleau | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Plager | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Hornung | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ernie Wakely | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 37 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| J.C. Tremblay | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Rey Comeau | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Terry Harper | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Germain Gagnon | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 14-11-12-37
MTL: 9- 9-19-37
Goalies: STL: Ernie Wakely (L, 6-12-1)
MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 22-5-8)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Bob Mclaren
Attendance: 17,930
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