NHL game summary from December 23, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (19-7-6) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 New York Islanders (6-16-10) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1: no scoring
2: NYI, Ernie Hicke 6 (Billy Harris), 3:09 - PP
MTL, Chuck Lefley 11 (Jacques Lemaire), 7:03
3: no scoring
Penalties:
1: Denis Potvin, NYI [Interference] 1:03
Jacques Laperriere, MTL [Holding] 3:38
Brian Spencer, NYI [Hooking] 9:22
2: Pete Mahovlich, MTL [Tripping] 2:35
Denis Potvin, NYI [Tripping] 3:29
Billy Harris, NYI [Hooking] 14:48
Ed Westfall, NYI [Hi-sticking] 15:58
Chuck Lefley, MTL [Slashing] 15:58
3: none
Penalty time: MTL: 6 minutes
NYI: 10 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 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 | 4 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Gardner | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chuck Lefley | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Thomas | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 29 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Desjardins | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Germain Gagnon | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Brian Spencer | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ernie Hicke | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ralph Stewart | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Craig Cameron | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Billy MacMillan | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -5 | 19 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 5-14-10-29
NYI: 4- 7- 8-19
Goalies: MTL: Wayne Thomas (T, 9-4-3)
NYI: Gerry Desjardins (T, 3-5-2)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Bob Mclaren
Attendance: 14,865
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