NHL game summary from March 5, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (39-14-12) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (21-33-11) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1: | MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 37 (Serge Savard), 6:54 |
| MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 38 (Frank Mahovlich, Jacques Laperriere), 14:44 | |
| MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 39 (Jacques Laperriere), 19:02 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | MTL, | Jimmy Roberts 7 (Henri Richard), 19:33 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Marc Tardif, MTL [major] 0:22 |
| Bill Clement, PHI [major] 0:22 | |
| Larry Pleau, MTL 9:05 | |
| Gary Dornhoefer, PHI 9:05 | |
| 2: | Bob Kelly, PHI 1:04 |
| 3: | Joe Watson, PHI 7:25 |
Penalty time: MTL: 7 minutes
PHI: 11 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| J.C. Tremblay | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Larry Pleau | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 21 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 21 | 38 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Brossart | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Barry Ashbee | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Brent Hughes | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Wayne Hillman | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Lew Morrison | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Simon Nolet | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Eddie Joyal | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Bill Flett | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Rick Foley | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bobby Taylor | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -20 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -20 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 15-14- 9-38
PHI: 12- 5- 9-26
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 34-6-12)
PHI: Bobby Taylor (L, 1-2-1)
Referee: Bill Friday
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 14,626
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