All NHL game summaries from December 26, 1969
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (16-7-9) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Detroit Red Wings (14-11-7) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | MTL, | Claude Provost 8 (Pete Mahovlich), 2:00 |
| DET, | Bruce MacGregor 7 (Al Karlander, Nick Libett), 4:15 | |
| 2: | DET, | Wayne Connelly 10 (Pete Stemkowski), 1:10 |
| DET, | Bruce MacGregor 8 (Nick Libett, Al Karlander), 4:00 | |
| MTL, | Dick Duff 1 (Ralph Backstrom, Phil Roberto), 19:03 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Terry Harper 4, 17:13 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ted Harris, MTL [Tripping] 6:25 |
| Pete Stemkowski, DET [Elbowing] 8:32 | |
| Pete Mahovlich, MTL [Elbowing] 13:56 | |
| Gordie Howe, DET [Hi-sticking] 16:05 | |
| Terry Harper, MTL [Hi-sticking] 16:05 | |
| 2: | Alex Delvecchio, DET [Tripping] 13:30 |
| Matt Ravlich, DET [Holding] 16:34 | |
| Bobby Rousseau, MTL [Tripping] 19:39 | |
| 3: | Nick Libett, DET [Roughing] 10:07 |
| Christian Bordeleau, MTL [Roughing] 10:07 |
Penalty time: MTL: 10 minutes
DET: 10 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| J.C. Tremblay | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Backstrom | 6 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dick Duff | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ted Harris | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Phil Roberto | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Claude Provost | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Terry Harper | 19 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Marc Tardif | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Christian Bordeleau | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mickey Redmond | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 31 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Baun | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Carl Brewer | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gordie Howe | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Garry Monahan | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 12 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Al Karlander | 15 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Harris | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Connelly | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Matt Ravlich | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Billy Dea | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Roy Edwards | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 10-13- 8-31
DET: 9-13- 8-30
Goalies: MTL: Rogie Vachon (T, 13-6-7)
DET: Roy Edwards (T, 7-7-3)
Referee: Bill Friday
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Neil Armstrong
Attendance: 15,246
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (10-16-5) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 New York Rangers (19-7-7) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | NYR, | Brad Park 7 (Jim Neilson, Dave Balon), 1:17 - PP |
| PIT, | Ron Schock 3 (Glen Sather, Tracy Pratt), 15:28 - PP | |
| 2: | PIT, | Bryan Hextall 4 (Dean Prentice, Tracy Pratt), 2:45 |
| PIT, | Ron Schock 4 (Keith McCreary), 12:03 - PP | |
| 3: | NYR, | Ron Stewart 6 (Rod Seiling, Jim Neilson), 11:05 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Keith McCreary, PIT [Holding] 0:32 |
| Jean Pronovost, PIT [Holding] 5:57 | |
| Arnie Brown, NYR [Hooking] 11:22 | |
| Al Hamilton, NYR [Tripping] 14:25 | |
| Tracy Pratt, PIT [Hooking] 16:55 | |
| 2: | Bryan Watson, PIT [Hooking] 3:19 |
| Brad Park, NYR [Hi-sticking] 10:07 | |
| Wally Boyer, PIT [Hi-sticking] 10:07 | |
| Real Lemieux, NYR [Slashing] 11:21 | |
| Ron Schock, PIT [Hooking] 12:31 | |
| Vic Hadfield, NYR [Elbowing] 20:00 | |
| 3: | Bryan Hextall, PIT [Tripping] 2:26 |
Penalty time: PIT: 14 minutes
NYR: 10 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duane Rupp | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Blackburn | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Tracy Pratt | 6 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Val Fonteyne | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith McCreary | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Glen Sather | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Wally Boyer | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Dean Prentice | 20 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Michel Briere | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Morrison | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Les Binkley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 22 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Arnie Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Al Hamilton | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Nevin | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Real Lemieux | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| Ron Stewart | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Balon | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Juha Widing | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Marshall | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 7- 7- 8-22
NYR: 8-16- 4-28
Goalies: PIT: Les Binkley (W, 6-6-1)
NYR: Ed Giacomin (L, 18-7-7)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Ed Butler
Attendance: 17,250
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (12-16-4) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 St. Louis Blues (17-10-6) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | STL, | Barclay Plager 4 (Frank St. Marseille, Gary Sabourin), 5:53 |
| 2: | STL, | Phil Goyette 16 (Jean-Guy Talbot), :26 |
| STL, | Tim Ecclestone 3 (Larry Keenan, Al Arbour), 12:21 | |
| TOR, | George Armstrong 3 (Tim Horton, Norm Ullman), 12:40 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gary Sabourin, STL [Hooking] 17:21 | |
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: TOR: 0 minutes
STL: 2 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcel Pronovost | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Tim Horton | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Jim Dorey | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Norm Ullman | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| George Armstrong | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Murray Oliver | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Jim Harrison | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brit Selby | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Walton | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Floyd Smith | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim McKenny | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Paul Henderson | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Pulford | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Terry Clancy | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bruce Gamble | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -10 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -10 | 33 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Fortin | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Arbour | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Noel Picard | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Goyette | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Bill McCreary | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ron Anderson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 17 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Larry Keenan | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Andre Boudrias | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ab McDonald | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ernie Wakely | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 10 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 10 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 13-14- 6-33
STL: 13-15-12-40
Goalies: TOR: Bruce Gamble (L, 6-10-2)
STL: Ernie Wakely (W, 5-3-3)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: Pat Shetler, Bob Myers
Attendance: 16,515
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