All NHL game summaries from December 25, 1970
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (8-17-10) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
 Boston Bruins (24-5-5) |
3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 1: | PIT, | Andy Bathgate 6 (Wally Boyer), 3:06 |
| PIT, | Dean Prentice 5 (Duane Rupp, Rick Kessell), 4:40 | |
| BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 18 (John McKenzie, Bobby Orr), 5:33 | |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 31 (Johnny Bucyk, John McKenzie), 9:25 - PP | |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 32 (Wayne Cashman, Ken Hodge), 19:49 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 19 (Fred Stanfield, Don Awrey), 2:35 |
| BOS, | Don Marcotte 7 (Ed Westfall, Ted Green), 6:32 - SH | |
| BOS, | Ken Hodge 19 (Phil Esposito, Rick Smith), 13:59 | |
| 3: | PIT, | Greg Polis 9 (Ken Schinkel, Duane Rupp), 6:44 - PP |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 10, 11:34 | |
| PIT, | Greg Polis 10 (Ken Schinkel, Dunc McCallum), 12:01 | |
| BOS, | Don Marcotte 8 (Ted Green), 18:23 - SH |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bryan Hextall, PIT [Holding] 9:15 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey, BOS [Elbowing] 11:57 | |
| Dunc McCallum, PIT [Holding] 17:40 | |
| 2: | Bobby Orr, BOS [Misconduct] 5:40 |
| Derek Sanderson, BOS [Tripping] 5:40 | |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 8:30 | |
| Bryan Watson, PIT [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 8:30 | |
| 3: | Dunc McCallum, PIT [Holding] 1:15 |
| Glen Sather, PIT [Hooking] 2:43 | |
| Derek Sanderson, BOS [Holding] 6:35 | |
| Derek Sanderson, BOS [Misconduct] 11:32 | |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey, BOS [Hooking] 16:21 |
Penalty time: PIT: 15 minutes
BOS: 35 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duane Rupp | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Bob Woytowich | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Blackburn | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Dunc McCallum | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Andy Bathgate | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Keith McCreary | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Glen Sather | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Wally Boyer | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dean Prentice | 20 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Rick Kessell | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Morrison | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Smith | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Les Binkley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 32 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 6 |
| Ted Green | 6 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Rick Smith | 10 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wayne Carleton | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -1 | 6 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 18 | 51 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 18 | 51 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 14- 9- 9-32
BOS: 14-15-22-51
Goalies: PIT: Les Binkley (L, 3-9-7),
Al Smith BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 12-3-4) Referee: Dave Newell Linesmen: Dave Shewchyk, Bob Kilger Attendance: 14,994
Al Smith BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 12-3-4) Referee: Dave Newell Linesmen: Dave Shewchyk, Bob Kilger Attendance: 14,994
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (14-19-1) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Minnesota North Stars (13-15-5) |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1: | MIN, | Jude Drouin 9 (Fred Barrett), :49 |
| MIN, | Danny O'Shea 9 (Ted Harris, Bobby Rousseau), 13:51 | |
| TOR, | Norm Ullman 17 (Bob Baun, Ron Ellis), 15:44 | |
| 2: | MIN, | Danny Grant 16 (Jude Drouin, J.P. Parise), 7:05 - PP |
| TOR, | Norm Ullman 18 (Dave Keon, Jim McKenny), 16:55 - PP | |
| TOR, | Ron Ellis 11 (Norm Ullman, Garry Monahan), 19:33 | |
| 3: | MIN, | Danny Grant 17 (Fred "Buster" Harvey, Fred Barrett), 5:00 |
| MIN, | Barry Gibbs 1 (Tom Reid, Murray Oliver), 10:15 | |
| MIN, | Tom Reid 3 (Murray Oliver, Charlie Burns), 18:11 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Tom Reid, MIN [Holding] 1:06 |
| Garry Monahan, TOR [Tripping] 9:56 | |
| 2: | Danny Grant, MIN [Holding] 4:05 |
| Darryl Sittler, TOR [Tripping] 5:41 | |
| Barry Gibbs, MIN [Elbowing] 15:27 | |
| Brian Spencer, TOR [Roughing] 16:05 | |
| Charlie Burns, MIN [Roughing] 16:05 | |
| 3: | Rick Ley, TOR [Hi-sticking] 9:26 |
| Tommy Williams, MIN [Hi-sticking] 9:26 | |
| Barry Gibbs, MIN [Roughing] 12:51 | |
| Danny O'Shea, MIN [Slashing] 16:50 | |
| Bob Baun, TOR [Slashing] 16:50 |
Penalty time: TOR: 10 minutes
MIN: 14 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Ley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Pelyk | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jim Dorey | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Norm Ullman | 9 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| George Armstrong | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Jim Harrison | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Brian Spencer | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Jim McKenny | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Paul Henderson | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Garry Monahan | 20 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Bob Baun | 21 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Billy MacMillan | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bruce Gamble | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -13 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -13 | 28 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gump Worsley | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ted Harris | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Danny O'Shea | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Charlie Burns | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tommy Williams | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Bill Heindl | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jude Drouin | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 13 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 13 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 7-11-10-28
MIN: 14-11-12-37
Goalies: TOR: Bruce Gamble (L, 5-11-0)
MIN: Gump Worsley (W, 3-4-3)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: George Ashley, Bob Mclaren
Attendance: 15,199
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