NHL game summary from December 29, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (16-11-9) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Montreal Canadiens (20-8-6) |
2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
1: MTL, Murray Wilson 5, 6:40
MTL, Yvan Cournoyer 21 (Chuck Lefley), 18:53
2: MTL, Yvan Cournoyer 22 (Larry Robinson), 1:51
MTL, Guy Lapointe 5 (Jacques Lemaire), 19:07 - PP
3: MTL, Henri Richard 8 (Frank Mahovlich), 2:50
MTL, Pete Mahovlich 15 (Murray Wilson, Guy Lapointe), 4:12
MTL, Steve Shutt 5 (Jimmy Roberts), 15:35
NYR, Walt Tkaczuk 11 (Gilles Marotte), 19:02
Penalties:
1: Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Holding] 13:24
2: Yvan Cournoyer, MTL [Interference] 2:08
Guy Lapointe, MTL [Holding] 9:16
Larry Sacharuk, NYR [Hooking] 12:36
Brad Park, NYR [Holding] 19:04
3: Guy Lapointe, MTL [Holding] 12:19
Penalty time: NYR: 6 minutes
MTL: 6 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Harris | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Larry Sacharuk | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Gilles Marotte | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Real Lemieux | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 3 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 31 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Murray Wilson | 17 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Chuck Lefley | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Michel Larocque | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 25 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 10-10-11-31
MTL: 14- 5-10-29
Goalies: NYR: Ed Giacomin (L, 13-9-6)
MTL: Michel Larocque (W, 8-3-1)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Matt Pavelich
Attendance: 17,943
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