NHL game summary from December 9, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 California Golden Seals (4-16-6) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Montreal Canadiens (17-4-7) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
1: MTL, Jacques Lemaire 24 (Pete Mahovlich, Frank Mahovlich), 5:39 - PP
2: CAL, Joey Johnston 13 (Rick Smith, Walt McKechnie), 15:16 - PP
MTL, Chuck Lefley 7 (Jacques Lemaire, Yvan Cournoyer), 16:56
3: no scoring
Penalties:
1: Darryl Maggs, CAL 0:10
Marc Tardif, MTL 0:10
Rick Smith, CAL 4:38
Bert Marshall, CAL 10:07
2: Guy Lafleur, MTL 4:34
Bert Marshall, CAL 8:31
Guy Lafleur, MTL 14:33
3: Stan Gilbertson, CAL 10:47
Pete Mahovlich, MTL 10:47
Rick Smith, CAL 11:29
Chuck Lefley, MTL 17:00
Penalty time: CAL: 12 minutes
MTL: 10 minutes
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Johnston | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Murray | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Maggs | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Leach | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Stan Gilbertson | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Patrick | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hilliard Graves | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bert Marshall | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Stan Weir | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Joey Johnston | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ted McAneeley | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (8 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 19 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Plasse | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Hoganson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Murray Wilson | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Murdoch | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chuck Lefley | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: CAL: 4- 9- 6-19
MTL: 12-10- 8-30
Goalies: CAL: Gilles Meloche (L, 2-12-5)
MTL: Michel Plasse (W, 3-1-0)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: Bob Mclaren, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 16,089
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