NHL game summary from January 2, 1974
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (20-9-6) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 St. Louis Blues (16-12-6) |
4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 1: | STL, | Pierre Plante 11 (Garry Unger, Ab DeMarco), :15 |
| STL, | Lou Angotti 10 (Barclay Plager), 2:22 | |
| MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 14 (Yvan Cournoyer), 7:13 - PP | |
| STL, | Wayne Merrick 8, 7:23 | |
| STL, | Floyd Thomson 5 (Larry Giroux, Wayne Merrick), 12:22 | |
| 2: | STL, | Garry Unger 15 (Pierre Plante, Ab DeMarco), 6:00 - PP |
| STL, | Wayne Merrick 9 (Bob Plager, Floyd Thomson), 12:41 | |
| MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 23 (Jacques Lemaire, Jacques Laperriere), 13:37 | |
| STL, | Don Awrey 3 (Garry Unger, Pierre Plante), 16:43 | |
| STL, | Garry Unger 16 (Don Awrey), 19:02 - SH | |
| 3: | MTL, | Chuck Lefley 12 (Yvan Cournoyer, Pierre Bouchard), 5:16 |
| MTL, | Murray Wilson 6 (Frank Mahovlich, Chuck Lefley), 9:07 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bench penalty, STL [Too many men on the ice] 5:15 |
| Steve Durbano, STL [Hooking] 16:53 | |
| 2: | Pete Mahovlich, MTL [Elbowing] 2:49 |
| Jacques Lemaire, MTL [Tripping] 5:49 | |
| Bob Plager, STL [Interference] 9:23 | |
| Steve Durbano, STL [Holding, Roughing] 15:23 | |
| Henri Richard, MTL [Roughing] 15:23 | |
| 3: | Guy Lapointe, MTL [Holding] 2:48 |
| Gary Sabourin, STL [Hooking] 10:40 | |
| Pete Mahovlich, MTL [Hooking] 19:21 |
Penalty time: MTL: 10 minutes
STL: 12 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 2 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 7 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| Murray Wilson | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chuck Lefley | 24 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Wayne Thomas | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michel Larocque | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -19 | 44 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -19 | 44 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Stephenson | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Durbano | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Chris Evans | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ab Demarco | 9 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Lou Angotti | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Glen Sather | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierre Plante | 16 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Warren "Butch" Williams | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | 20 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Larry Giroux | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 8 defensemen) | 18 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 8 defensemen) | 18 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 12-20-12-44
STL: 17- 9- 7-33
Goalies: MTL: Michel Larocque (L, 8-4-1),
Wayne Thomas STL: Wayne Stephenson (W, 7-5-1) Referee: Bryan Lewis Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Bob Hodges Attendance: 18,427
Wayne Thomas STL: Wayne Stephenson (W, 7-5-1) Referee: Bryan Lewis Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Bob Hodges Attendance: 18,427
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