NHL game summary from December 16, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (16-6-9) |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
 Hartford Whalers (7-15-8) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1: | MTL, | Craig Laughlin 6 (Larry Robinson, Mario Tremblay), 2:38 |
| MTL, | Doug Wickenheiser 7 (Keith Acton, Guy Lafleur), 9:40 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Keith Acton 17 (Guy Lafleur, Brian Engblom), 11:33 |
| MTL, | Chris Nilan 4 (Doug Risebrough, Mark Hunter), 13:24 | |
| MTL, | Pierre Mondou 13 (Chris Nilan, Mark Hunter), 17:22 | |
| 3: | HAR, | Rick Meagher 11 (Garry Howatt), 1:37 |
| MTL, | Mario Tremblay 15 (Pierre Mondou), 2:10 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Don Nachbaur, HAR [Interference] 5:09 |
| Don Nachbaur, HAR [Hi-sticking] 15:11 | |
| Blake Wesley, HAR [Hooking] 16:05 | |
| Chris Nilan, MTL [Hi-sticking] 19:51 | |
| 2: | Doug Jarvis, MTL [Tripping] 6:10 |
| Tom Rowe, HAR [Roughing] 8:10 | |
| Doug Risebrough, MTL [Roughing] 8:10 | |
| Rick Meagher, HAR [Slashing] 8:10 | |
| Larry Robinson, MTL [Interference] 18:04 | |
| 3: | Blake Wesley, HAR [Hooking] 7:06 |
| Rod Langway, MTL [Tripping] 14:50 |
Penalty time: MTL: 10 minutes
HAR: 12 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Keith Acton | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Mark Hunter | 20 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Doug Wickenheiser | 25 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Laughlin | 26 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Gilbert Delorme | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Chris Nilan | 30 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Richard Sevigny | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 25 | 44 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 25 | 44 | ||||||
| HAR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Shmyr | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Ron Francis | 4 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mark Howe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Blake Wesley | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| Rick MacLeish | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Rowe | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| George Lyle | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Rick Meagher | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Blaine Stoughton | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Doug Sulliman | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Kotsopoulos | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Don Nachbaur | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| Warren Miller | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Mark Renaud | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mickey Volcan | 32 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| John Garrett | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 21 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 15-13-16-44
HAR: 9- 4- 8-21
Goalies: MTL: Richard Sevigny (W, 6-3-2)
HAR: John Garrett (L, 3-4-3)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Attendance: 11,556
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