NHL game summary from October 18, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (3-0-2) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 St. Louis Blues (1-2-2) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1: | MTL, | Guy Lapointe 1 (Pete Mahovlich, Claude Larose), 5:59 |
| 2: | STL, | Chris Evans 1 (Frank St. Marseille, Steve Durbano), 2:19 |
| MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 5 (Frank Mahovlich, Pete Mahovlich), 14:22 - PP | |
| MTL, | Pete Mahovlich 1 (Henri Richard, Guy Lapointe), 19:43 | |
| 3: | STL, | Gary Sabourin 1 (Barclay Plager, Frank St. Marseille), :53 |
| STL, | Andre Dupont 1 (Mike Murphy), 1:34 | |
| STL, | Garry Unger 4 (Jack Egers, Andre Dupont), 15:13 - PP | |
| MTL, | Frank Mahovlich 2 (Rejean Houle, Pete Mahovlich), 19:01 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Guy Lapointe, MTL [Slashing] 8:23 |
| Yvan Cournoyer, MTL [Slashing] 11:32 | |
| Serge Savard, MTL [Holding] 15:36 | |
| Steve Durbano, STL [Hooking] 18:19 | |
| 2: | Chris Evans, STL [Hooking] 3:43 |
| Serge Savard, MTL [Hooking] 10:39 | |
| Phil Roberto, STL [Tripping] 12:45 | |
| Rejean Houle, MTL [Tripping] 16:03 | |
| 3: | Bob Plager, STL [Hooking] 4:03 |
| Pete Mahovlich, MTL [Tripping] 5:34 | |
| Jimmy Roberts, MTL [Hooking] 9:21 | |
| Henri Richard, MTL [Holding] 13:54 |
Penalty time: MTL: 16 minutes
STL: 8 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Chuck Arnason | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chuck Lefley | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Stephenson | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Durbano | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Andre Dupont | 3 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Noel Picard | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Chris Evans | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 9 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Murphy | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jack Egers | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Roger Lafreniere | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin O'Shea | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny O'Shea | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacques Caron | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 7-13- 4-24
STL: 7-10-14-31
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (T, 3-0-2)
STL: Wayne Stephenson (T, 1-1-1),
Jacques Caron Referee: Dave Newell Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Ron Finn Attendance: 18,167
Jacques Caron Referee: Dave Newell Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Ron Finn Attendance: 18,167
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