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Dec 16, 1961 · Montreal Forum
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Bruins |
4 | 36 |
| Montréal Canadiens |
8 | 52 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 00:47 | MTL | Dickie Moore (5) | Henri Richard (16) | 0 - 1 |
| 01:14 | BOS | Cliff Pennington (4) | Ed Westfall (3), Bob Beckett (1) | 1 - 1 |
| 10:37 | BOS | Murray Oliver (3) PP | Cliff Pennington (18), Doug Mohns (15) | 2 - 1 |
| 14:20 | MTL | Bill Hicke (8) | Jean Beliveau (1), Gilles Tremblay (8) | 2 - 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 09:34 | MTL | Bernie Geoffrion (11) | Al MacNeil (4), Henri Richard (17) | 2 - 3 |
| 13:36 | MTL | Claude Provost (18) | Jean Gauthier (1) | 2 - 4 |
| 16:05 | MTL | Ralph Backstrom (15) | Bernie Geoffrion (20), Al MacNeil (5) | 2 - 5 |
| 16:11 | BOS | Cliff Pennington (5) | Unassisted | 3 - 5 |
| 17:35 | MTL | Henri Richard (10) | Dickie Moore (5), Jean-Guy Talbot (15) | 3 - 6 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 00:21 | MTL | Bernie Geoffrion (12) | Ralph Backstrom (11), Jean-Guy Talbot (16) | 3 - 7 |
| 18:14 | BOS | Bob Beckett (6) | Cliff Pennington (19), Ed Westfall (4) | 4 - 7 |
| 18:39 | MTL | Jean Beliveau (1) | Bill Hicke (13), Gilles Tremblay (9) | 4 - 8 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 07:07 | BOS | Doug Mohns | Interference | 2 |
| 09:56 | MTL | Al MacNeil | Hooking | 2 |
| 17:25 | MTL | Henri Richard | Holding | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 01:57 | BOS | Doug Mohns | Holding | 2 |
Boston Bruins
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |  Cliff Pennington |
C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Bob Beckett |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Ed Westfall |
R | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Murray Oliver |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 2 |  Doug Mohns |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Leo Boivin |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Ted Green |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Dick Meissner |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Wayne Connelly |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Johnny Bucyk |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Charlie Burns |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Pat Stapleton |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Andre Pronovost |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  Don McKenney |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Jerry Toppazzini |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Terry Gray |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Don Head |
L | 52 | 44 | 8 | 60:00 |
Montréal Canadiens
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |  Bernie Geoffrion |
R | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Henri Richard |
C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Jean Beliveau |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Bill Hicke |
R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Dickie Moore |
L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Ralph Backstrom |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  Al MacNeil |
D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Gilles Tremblay |
L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Jean-Guy Talbot |
D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Claude Provost |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Jean Gauthier |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  J.C. Tremblay |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Phil Goyette |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Marcel Bonin |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Donnie Marshall |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Bobby Rousseau |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 |  Jacques Plante |
W | 36 | 32 | 4 | 60:00 |