NHL game summary from December 15, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (18-5-8) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
 Vancouver Canucks (8-19-4) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
1: MTL, Jacques Lemaire 26 (Yvan Cournoyer, Chuck Lefley), 11:31
VAN, Dennis Kearns 1 (Bobby Lalonde, Jocelyn Guevremont), 16:24 - PP
MTL, Jacques Lemaire 27 (Chuck Lefley), 18:22
2: VAN, Andre Boudrias 8 (Bobby Lalonde), 17:09
3: MTL, Chuck Lefley 8 (Yvan Cournoyer, Bob Murdoch), 6:37
MTL, Claude Larose 3, 19:52 - EN
Penalties:
1: Don Tannahill, VAN [Hooking] 1:02
Murray Wilson, MTL [Hooking] 6:40
Barry Wilkins, VAN [Slashing] 12:22
Murray Wilson, MTL [Holding] 14:46
2: Serge Savard, MTL [Tripping] 6:37
Bench penalty, VAN [Too many men on the ice] 10:14
3: Guy Lapointe, MTL [Interference] 9:37
Bob Murdoch, MTL [Delay of game] 10:42
Penalty time: MTL: 10 minutes
VAN: 6 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Hoganson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murray Wilson | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Chuck Lefley | 24 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 31 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Bullock | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Barry Wilkins | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Jim Hargreaves | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Dale Tallon | 9 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Don Lever | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Don Tannahill | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| John Wright | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richard Lemieux | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Dave Balon | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregg Boddy | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bryan McSheffrey | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 14- 8- 9-31
VAN: 13-11- 8-32
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 15-4-7)
VAN: Bruce Bullock (L, 0-2-2)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Bob Mclaren
Attendance: 14,327
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