NHL game summary from December 26, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (22-5-8) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 St. Louis Blues (11-16-6) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1: | MTL, | Guy Lapointe 8 (Pierre Bouchard), 9:55 |
| MTL, | Murray Wilson 7, 16:44 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 28 (Frank Mahovlich, Yvan Cournoyer), :29 - PP |
| 3: | STL, | Phil Roberto 9 (Fran Huck, Gary Sabourin), 6:36 |
| MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 29 (Pierre Bouchard, Guy Lapointe), 6:52 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Floyd Thomson, STL [Hi-sticking] 19:11 |
| 2: | Barclay Plager, STL [Hooking] 0:47 |
| Frank Mahovlich, MTL [Interference] 1:23 | |
| Bob McCord, STL [Tripping] 1:44 | |
| Bob Murdoch, MTL [Tripping] 7:40 | |
| 3: | Pierre Bouchard, MTL [Holding] 2:52 |
| Chuck Lefley, MTL [Slashing] 7:02 | |
| Mike Murphy, STL [Holding] 12:26 |
Penalty time: MTL: 8 minutes
STL: 8 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Murray Wilson | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bob Murdoch | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Chuck Lefley | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 32 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Hughes | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Chris Evans | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fran Huck | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Murphy | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Jack Egers | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Pierre Plante | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin O'Shea | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny O'Shea | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jean Hamel | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Bob McCord | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Johnson | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 11-13- 8-32
STL: 11-10-15-36
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 18-4-7)
STL: Bob Johnson (L, 1-3-0)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 19,108
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