NHL game summary from October 24, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (5-0-3) |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
 New York Islanders (1-5-0) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
1: MTL, Jacques Lemaire 6 (Chuck Lefley, Yvan Cournoyer), 1:38
NYI, Billy Harris 5 (Bill Mikkelson, Dave Hudson), 6:04
2: NYI, Ed Westfall 3 (Brian Spencer, Brian Marchinko), 5:43
3: MTL, Jacques Lemaire 7 (Serge Savard, Henri Richard), 1:13
MTL, Yvan Cournoyer 4 (Jacques Lemaire, Bob Murdoch), 1:29
MTL, Jacques Lemaire 8 (Henri Richard, Yvan Cournoyer), 4:54
NYI, Germain Gagnon 2 (Dave Hudson), 9:39
Penalties:
1: Ken Murray, NYI [Tripping] 3:10
2: Brian Spencer, NYI [Interference] 9:08
3: none
Penalty time: MTL: 0 minutes
NYI: 4 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Chuck Arnason | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Chuck Lefley | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 33 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Lefley | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Jim Mair | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ken Murray | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Mikkelson | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Germain Gagnon | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Don Blackburn | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Spencer | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Terry Crisp | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Brian Marchinko | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brian Lavender | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Tom Miller | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Craig Cameron | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Gerry Desjardins | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -5 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 10- 9-14-33
NYI: 7- 6-12-25
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 4-0-3)
NYI: Gerry Desjardins (L, 0-3-0)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Claude Bechard
Attendance: 10,975
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