NHL game summary from January 2, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (21-8-7) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
 Detroit Red Wings (15-17-6) |
4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 1: | MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 17 (Jacques Lemaire, Henri Richard), 1:19 |
| DET, | Red Berenson 12 (Ron Stackhouse, Tim Ecclestone), 4:43 - PP | |
| DET, | Larry Johnston 3, 5:42 | |
| DET, | Mickey Redmond 19 (Marcel Dionne, Gary Bergman), 8:05 - PP | |
| MTL, | Rejean Houle 7 (Jacques Lemaire, Marc Tardif), 12:11 | |
| DET, | Mickey Redmond 20 (Larry Johnston, Alex Delvecchio), 12:58 | |
| MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 13 (Yvan Cournoyer, Henri Richard), 15:40 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Rejean Houle 8, 4:41 |
| DET, | Leon Rochefort 7 (Tim Ecclestone, Arnie Brown), 17:25 | |
| DET, | Marcel Dionne 8 (Gary Bergman, Red Berenson), 19:09 - PP | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Claude Larose, MTL [Cross checking] 4:32 |
| Marc Tardif, MTL [Elbowing] 4:32 | |
| Arnie Brown, DET [Hi-sticking] 4:32 | |
| Marc Tardif, MTL [Holding] 7:54 | |
| Bill Collins, DET [Holding] 10:07 | |
| 2: | Arnie Brown, DET [Tripping] 1:49 |
| Al Smith, DET [Delay of game] 10:07 | |
| Yvan Cournoyer, MTL [Tripping] 17:51 | |
| 3: | Arnie Brown, DET [Holding] 6:47 |
Penalty time: MTL: 8 minutes
DET: 10 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| J.C. Tremblay | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Terry Harper | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Chuck Lefley | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Arnason | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Phil Myre | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 6 | 43 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 6 | 43 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Daley | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Johnston | 3 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Arnie Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 6 |
| Marcel Dionne | 5 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Rochefort | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Al Karlander | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Harris | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 17 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 21 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Bill Collins | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Guy Charron | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Al Smith | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 21- 7-15-43
DET: 12- 9-13-34
Goalies: MTL: Phil Myre (L, 1-2-0)
DET: Joe Daley,
Al Smith (W, 7-10-2) Referee: John Ashley Linesmen: Willard Norris, John D'Amico Attendance: 15,303
Al Smith (W, 7-10-2) Referee: John Ashley Linesmen: Willard Norris, John D'Amico Attendance: 15,303
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