NHL game summary from December 26, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (19-8-6) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs (16-13-6) |
2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
1: TOR, Paul Henderson 12 (Ron Ellis, Dave Keon), 11:05 - PP
MTL, Murray Wilson 4 (Pete Mahovlich), 11:50
TOR, Darryl Sittler 14, 19:06
2: TOR, Lanny McDonald 6 (Inge Hammarstrom, Borje Salming), 1:58
TOR, Inge Hammarstrom 10 (Darryl Sittler, Brian Glennie), 2:38
TOR, Bob Neely 3 (Norm Ullman, Mike Pelyk), 16:08
TOR, Dave Keon 13 (Rick Kehoe, Tim Ecclestone), 19:02
3: MTL, Yvan Cournoyer 20 (Jacques Lemaire, Pierre Bouchard), 1:37
TOR, Jim McKenny 7, 9:47 - PP
TOR, Lanny McDonald 7, 11:08
TOR, Rick Kehoe 9 (Garry Monahan, Borje Salming), 12:07
Penalties:
1: Mike Pelyk, TOR [Holding] 5:44
Jacques Laperriere, MTL [Tripping] 10:35
Rick Kehoe, TOR [Hooking] 12:17
2: Darryl Sittler, TOR [Hooking] 9:25
3: Bob Neely, TOR [Interference] 3:00
Larry Robinson, MTL [Hooking] 3:36
Jacques Laperriere, MTL [Holding] 7:23
Pete Mahovlich, MTL [Tripping, Misconduct] 8:40
Bob Neely, TOR [Boarding] 14:08
Penalty time: MTL: 18 minutes
TOR: 10 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Plasse | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 5 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 3 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Murray Wilson | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Chuck Lefley | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 6 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -25 | 38 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Bob Neely | 3 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Mike Pelyk | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Norm Ullman | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 11 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Jim McKenny | 18 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Henderson | 19 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Garry Monahan | 20 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Doug Favell | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 25 | 45 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 17-12- 9-38
TOR: 16-13-16-45
Goalies: MTL: Michel Plasse (L, 3-1-2)
TOR: Doug Favell (W, 5-4-3)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Willard Norris
Attendance: 16,485
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