NHL game summary from February 26, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (27-26-9) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Montreal Canadiens (35-14-12) |
3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 1: | MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 23 (Pete Mahovlich, Jacques Laperriere), 6:06 |
| MTL, | Guy Lapointe 9 (Guy Lafleur, Frank Mahovlich), 7:47 | |
| MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 31 (Henri Richard, Jacques Lemaire), 9:05 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 32 (Jacques Lemaire), 4:40 |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 24 (Frank Mahovlich, Pete Mahovlich), 5:53 | |
| MTL, | Pete Mahovlich 27 (Yvan Cournoyer, Jacques Laperriere), 17:11 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Frank Mahovlich 31, 2:32 - SH |
| MTL, | Marc Tardif 25 (Jacques Lemaire), 17:23 | |
| DET, | Doug Volmar 9 (Danny Johnson, Bob Wall), 18:16 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Jimmy Roberts, MTL [Interference] 1:14 | |
| Larry Pleau, MTL [Hooking] 19:37 | ||
| 3: | Serge Savard, MTL [Holding] 0:42 | |
Penalty time: DET: 0 minutes
MTL: 6 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Daley | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 |
| Larry Johnston | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Arnie Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Marcel Dionne | 5 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Danny Johnson | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Leon Rochefort | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Henry Boucha | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Bob Wall | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Collins | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Guy Charron | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Doug Volmar | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -35 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -35 | 28 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| J.C. Tremblay | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Larry Pleau | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 34 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 34 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 8- 8-12-28
MTL: 13-12- 9-34
Goalies: DET: Joe Daley (L, 11-10-5)
MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 30-6-12)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Bob Kilger
Attendance: 17,973
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