NHL game summary from December 2, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (10-12-5) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 Montreal Canadiens (15-3-7) |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
1: MTL, Jacques Lemaire 21 (Frank Mahovlich, Marc Tardif), 8:01 - PP
ATL, Larry Romanchych 4 (Noel Price, Bob Leiter), 9:25
2: ATL, Noel Price 1 (John Stewart), 6:32
ATL, Leon Rochefort 3 (Rey Comeau, Jacques Richard), 9:20
3: MTL, Jimmy Roberts 5 (Henri Richard, Guy Lapointe), 1:49
MTL, Jacques Laperriere 1 (Steve Shutt, Guy Lafleur), 3:09
MTL, Steve Shutt 1 (Pete Mahovlich, Guy Lafleur), 3:41
ATL, John Stewart 5 (Pat Quinn, Larry Romanchych), 17:08
Penalties:
1: John Stewart, ATL [Hooking] 6:01
2: Pat Quinn, ATL [Cross checking] 12:34
3: none
Penalty time: ATL: 4 minutes
MTL: 0 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Myre | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Plager | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Noel Price | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lew Morrison | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith McCreary | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Leon Rochefort | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Ernie Hicke | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacques Richard | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Leiter | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| John Stewart | 17 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Billy MacMillan | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Romanchych | 21 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Noel Picard | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 33 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Chuck Arnason | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murray Wilson | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Murdoch | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chuck Lefley | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 8-11-14-33
MTL: 10-11-13-34
Goalies: ATL: Phil Myre (T, 8-7-3)
MTL: Ken Dryden (T, 13-3-7)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Claude Bechard
Attendance: 16,455
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