NHL game summary from October 29, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (7-0-4) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Detroit Red Wings (6-3-0) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1: no scoring
2: MTL, Murray Wilson 1 (Henri Richard, Rejean Houle), 4:22
MTL, Pete Mahovlich 2 (Frank Mahovlich), 17:41
3: DET, Bill Collins 3 (Ron Stackhouse, Marcel Dionne), 16:57
Penalties:
1: Jimmy Roberts, MTL [Holding] 19:37
2: Tim Ecclestone, DET [Hooking] 1:16
Pete Mahovlich, MTL [Hooking] 10:09
Henry Boucha, DET [Holding] 12:55
3: Jacques Laperriere, MTL [Delay of game, Misconduct] 8:56
Larry Johnston, DET [Hooking] 14:33
Penalty time: MTL: 16 minutes
DET: 6 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Chuck Arnason | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Murray Wilson | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Lefley | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 27 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Johnston | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Marcel Dionne | 5 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Guy Charron | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Leon Rochefort | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Al Karlander | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Henry Boucha | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Len Fontaine | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 21 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Collins | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -5 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 11-10- 6-27
DET: 11- 9-11-31
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 6-0-4)
DET: Roy Edwards (L, 4-3-0)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, John D'Amico
Attendance: 16,161
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