NHL game summary from February 4, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (28-13-10) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 California Golden Seals (17-26-11) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
1: CAL, Joey Johnston 10 (Ivan Boldirev, Gerry Pinder), 6:27
2: no scoring
3: CAL, Bobby Sheehan 19 (Gary Croteau, Carol Vadnais), 5:30
MTL, Yvan Cournoyer 26 (Larry Pleau, Jimmy Roberts), 12:11
MTL, Yvan Cournoyer 27 (Larry Pleau), 16:08
Penalties:
1: Ken Baird, CAL [Elbowing] 0:10
Claude Larose, MTL [Hi-sticking] 0:10
Carol Vadnais, CAL [Tripping] 12:30
2: Pete Mahovlich, MTL [Interference] 10:22
3: Stan Gilbertson, CAL [Hi-sticking] 1:54
Pete Mahovlich, MTL [Hi-sticking] 1:54
Ken Baird, CAL [Tripping] 17:14
Penalty time: MTL: 6 minutes
CAL: 8 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 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rey Comeau | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Larry Pleau | 17 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Germain Gagnon | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 45 | ||||||
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Johnston | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Redmond | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Ken Baird | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Carleton | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stan Gilbertson | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Jarrett | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry Pinder | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Norm Ferguson | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bert Marshall | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ernie Hicke | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Joey Johnston | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 24 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 16- 7-22-45
CAL: 8-13- 6-27
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (T, 23-5-10)
CAL: Gilles Meloche (T, 13-15-8)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Terry Pierce, Matt Pavelich
Attendance: 10,137
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