NHL game summary from December 17, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (19-4-6) |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
 Vancouver Canucks (8-19-4) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | VAN, | Andre Boudrias 10 (Dale Tallon, Dennis Kearns), 4:53 |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 10 (Pete Mahovlich, J.C. Tremblay), 18:21 | |
| MTL, | Marc Tardif 18 (Frank Mahovlich, Henri Richard), 19:39 - PP | |
| 2: | MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 14 (Henri Richard, Marc Tardif), 1:21 |
| MTL, | Marc Tardif 19 (Yvan Cournoyer), 9:03 | |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 11 (Jacques Lemaire), 17:20 | |
| VAN, | Wayne Maki 8 (Bobby Schmautz, Jocelyn Guevremont), 19:45 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Guy Lafleur 12 (Jacques Lemaire, Frank Mahovlich), 4:52 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bench penalty, MTL [Too many men on the ice] 0:49 |
| Marc Tardif, MTL [Hi-sticking] 3:36 | |
| John Schella, VAN [Hi-sticking, Slashing] 3:36 | |
| Guy Lapointe, MTL [Hi-sticking] 13:51 | |
| Wayne Maki, VAN [Hooking] 16:10 | |
| Andre Boudrias, VAN [Hooking] 18:53 | |
| 2: | Guy Lapointe, MTL [Cross checking] 5:08 |
| 3: | Jacques Laperriere, MTL [Tripping] 0:43 |
| Terry Harper, MTL [Hi-sticking] 17:43 | |
| Bobby Schmautz, VAN [Slashing] 17:43 |
Penalty time: MTL: 12 minutes
VAN: 10 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| J.C. Tremblay | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dale Hoganson | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Chuck Lefley | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 16 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 16 | 33 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| John Schella | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Dale Tallon | 9 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Fred Speck | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Wayne Maki | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Ron Stewart | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Ted Taylor | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Ron Ward | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Balon | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gregg Boddy | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| George Gardner | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 12-13- 8-33
VAN: 19-11- 7-37
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 19-3-6)
VAN: George Gardner (L, 3-9-3)
Referee: Bob Sloan
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Jim Christison
Attendance: 15,570
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