NHL game summary from February 27, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (19-35-9) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Montreal Canadiens (36-14-12) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1: | MTL, | Guy Lafleur 25 (Yvan Cournoyer, J.C. Tremblay), 2:31 |
| PIT, | Ken Schinkel 14 (Darryl Edestrand), 6:05 | |
| 2: | PIT, | Al McDonough 5 (Bob Leiter, Dave Burrows), 3:12 |
| PIT, | Val Fonteyne 3 (Jean Pronovost, Syl Apps), 10:37 | |
| MTL, | Frank Mahovlich 32 (Serge Savard), 19:15 - PP | |
| 3: | MTL, | Pete Mahovlich 28, 1:33 |
| MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 33 (Jacques Lemaire, Frank Mahovlich), 4:53 - PP | |
| MTL, | Pete Mahovlich 29 (Frank Mahovlich, Guy Lapointe), 19:51 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bryan Hextall, PIT [Hi-sticking] 0:30 |
| Guy Lafleur, MTL [Cross checking] 7:30 | |
| Serge Savard, MTL [Interference] 13:12 | |
| 2: | Pierre Bouchard, MTL [Interference] 16:22 |
| Darryl Edestrand, PIT [Holding] 17:56 | |
| 3: | Greg Polis, PIT [Hooking] 4:28 |
| Guy Lapointe, MTL [Boarding] 11:34 | |
| Steve Cardwell, PIT [Hooking] 13:38 |
Penalty time: PIT: 8 minutes
MTL: 8 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Rupp | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tim Horton | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Val Fonteyne | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al McDonough | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Steve Cardwell | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Leiter | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 27 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| J.C. Tremblay | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Pleau | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -1 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -1 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 4-14- 9-27
MTL: 12-14-14-40
Goalies: PIT: Jim Rutherford (L, 11-14-2)
MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 31-6-12)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Bob Kilger
Attendance: 18,003
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