NHL game summary from December 23, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (15-15-3) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 Montreal Canadiens (21-5-8) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 1: | MTL, | Guy Lapointe 6 (Pierre Bouchard, Frank Mahovlich), 4:00 |
| MTL, | Marc Tardif 17 (Rejean Houle, Henri Richard), 8:27 | |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 8 (Pete Mahovlich), 16:15 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Frank Mahovlich 13 (Guy Lapointe, Guy Lafleur), :27 |
| MTL, | Guy Lapointe 7 (Jacques Lemaire, Chuck Lefley), 3:53 | |
| MTL, | Frank Mahovlich 14 (Pete Mahovlich, Serge Savard), 19:21 | |
| 3: | PIT, | Steve Cardwell 1 (Ron Schock, Nick Harbaruk), 4:36 |
| PIT, | Steve Cardwell 2 (Ron Schock, Duane Rupp), 8:10 | |
| PIT, | Syl Apps 17 (Lowell MacDonald, Duane Rupp), 12:59 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pierre Bouchard, MTL [Elbowing] 1:42 |
| Guy Lapointe, MTL [Tripping] 5:50 | |
| Bryan Watson, PIT [Elbowing] 9:18 | |
| 2: | Bryan Watson, PIT [Cross checking] 15:17 |
| Ron Schock, PIT [Holding] 16:40 | |
| 3: | Pierre Bouchard, MTL [Holding] 0:18 |
| Guy Lafleur, MTL [Hi-sticking] 5:58 | |
| Bryan Watson, PIT [Hi-sticking] 5:58 | |
| Darryl Edestrand, PIT [Tripping] 18:58 |
Penalty time: PIT: 10 minutes
MTL: 8 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Rupp | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Jack Lynch | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 0 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Al McDonough | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Robin Burns | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Rick Kessell | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Lowell MacDonald | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Cardwell | 20 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 26 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Lefley | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 7- 8-11-26
MTL: 10-16- 6-32
Goalies: PIT: Jim Rutherford (L, 9-7-2)
MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 17-4-7)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Claude Bechard
Attendance: 16,132
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