NHL game summary from December 20, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (3-25-3) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Montreal Canadiens (20-5-8) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
1: NYI, Arnie Brown 3 (Terry Crisp, Brian Lavender), 2:17
MTL, Claude Larose 4 (Pete Mahovlich, Guy Lapointe), 9:42
2: MTL, Chuck Lefley 9 (Guy Lapointe, Jacques Lemaire), 9:18
MTL, Guy Lafleur 7 (Guy Lapointe), 18:15 - PP
3: MTL, Yvan Cournoyer 21 (Jacques Lemaire), 3:57
NYI, Lorne Henning 4 (Brian Spencer, Don Blackburn), 11:20
Penalties:
1: Brian Lavender, NYI [Cross checking] 12:48
Guy Lapointe, MTL [Tripping] 14:54
Chuck Lefley, MTL [Holding] 17:41
2: Claude Larose, MTL [Hi-sticking] 0:23
Ken Murray, NYI [Interference] 0:23
Chuck Lefley, MTL [Hi-sticking] 9:23
Billy Harris, NYI [Hi-sticking] 9:23
Brian Lavender, NYI [Tripping] 16:30
3: Frank Mahovlich, MTL [Slashing] 7:29
Penalty time: NYI: 8 minutes
MTL: 10 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bryan Lefley | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Mair | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ken Murray | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Mikkelson | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Blackburn | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Brian Spencer | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Terry Crisp | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Brian Lavender | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Miller | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Craig Cameron | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Arnie Brown | 21 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 23 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Murray Wilson | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Murdoch | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Chuck Lefley | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 6- 6-11-23
MTL: 7-14- 5-26
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (L, 1-10-2)
MTL: Michel Plasse (W, 4-1-1)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 16,087
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