NHL game summary from January 24, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (6-39-4) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Montreal Canadiens (31-6-11) |
0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
1: no scoring
2: MTL, Chuck Lefley 12 (Jacques Lemaire, Yvan Cournoyer), 3:30
MTL, Guy Lapointe 12 (Frank Mahovlich, Jimmy Roberts), 12:24
MTL, Henri Richard 4 (Jimmy Roberts, Frank Mahovlich), 14:10
NYI, Gerry Hart 1 (Billy Harris, Lorne Henning), 15:13
MTL, Jacques Laperriere 2 (Guy Lapointe, Yvan Cournoyer), 19:52 - PP
3: MTL, Serge Savard 4, 10:23 - SH
MTL, Yvan Cournoyer 27 (Steve Shutt, Guy Lafleur), 14:02 - PP
Penalties:
1: none
2: Bryan Lefley, NYI [Slashing] 7:44
Germain Gagnon, NYI [Tripping] 18:14
3: Claude Larose, MTL [Slashing] 5:59
Guy Lapointe, MTL [Tripping] 9:30
Gerry Hart, NYI [Holding] 13:13
Penalty time: NYI: 6 minutes
MTL: 4 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Bryan Lefley | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Jim Mair | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Mikkelson | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Germain Gagnon | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Don Blackburn | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Brian Spencer | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ralph Stewart | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Miller | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Craig Cameron | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Richard Grenier | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Cook | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gerry Desjardins | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -15 | 18 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Murdoch | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chuck Lefley | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Wayne Thomas | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 14 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 7- 5- 6-18
MTL: 12-11- 9-32
Goalies: NYI: Gerry Desjardins (L, 3-22-2)
MTL: Wayne Thomas (W, 6-0-0)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Alan Glaspell
Attendance: 16,018
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