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Dec 23, 1972 · Montreal Forum
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
3 | 26 |
| Montréal Canadiens |
6 | 32 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 04:00 | MTL | Guy Lapointe (6) | Pierre Bouchard (1), Frank Mahovlich (23) | 0 - 1 |
| 08:27 | MTL | Marc Tardif (17) | Rejean Houle (18), Henri Richard (11) | 0 - 2 |
| 16:15 | MTL | Guy Lafleur (8) | Peter Mahovlich (22) | 0 - 3 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 00:27 | MTL | Frank Mahovlich (13) | Guy Lapointe (15), Guy Lafleur (12) | 0 - 4 |
| 03:53 | MTL | Guy Lapointe (7) | Jacques Lemaire (22), Chuck Lefley (17) | 0 - 5 |
| 19:21 | MTL | Frank Mahovlich (14) | Serge Savard (14), Peter Mahovlich (23) | 0 - 6 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 04:36 | PIT | Steve Cardwell (1) | Ron Schock (18), Nick Harbaruk (9) | 1 - 6 |
| 08:10 | PIT | Steve Cardwell (2) | Ron Schock (19), Duane Rupp (5) | 2 - 6 |
| 12:59 | PIT | Syl Apps (17) | Lowell MacDonald (18), Duane Rupp (6) | 3 - 6 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 01:42 | MTL | Pierre Bouchard | Elbowing | 2 |
| 05:50 | MTL | Guy Lapointe | Tripping | 2 |
| 09:18 | PIT | Bryan Watson | Elbowing | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 15:17 | PIT | Bryan Watson | Cross checking | 2 |
| 16:40 | PIT | Ron Schock | Holding | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 00:18 | MTL | Pierre Bouchard | Holding | 2 |
| 05:58 | MTL | Guy Lafleur | High sticking | 2 |
| 05:58 | PIT | Bryan Watson | High sticking | 2 |
| 18:58 | PIT | Darryl Edestrand | Tripping | 2 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 |  Steve Cardwell |
L | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 2 |  Duane Rupp |
D | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Ron Schock |
C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Syl Apps |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Lowell MacDonald |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Nick Harbaruk |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 2 |  Jack Lynch |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Dave Burrows |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Rick Kessell |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Ken Schinkel |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 13 |  Robin Burns |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  Al McDonough |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Bryan Hextall |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Greg Polis |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Bryan Watson |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Eddie Shack |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Darryl Edestrand |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 |  Jim Rutherford |
L | 32 | 26 | 6 | 60:00 |
Montréal Canadiens
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 |  Guy Lapointe |
D | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Frank Mahovlich |
L | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Guy Lafleur |
R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Peter Mahovlich |
C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Marc Tardif |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Rejean Houle |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Henri Richard |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Serge Savard |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Chuck Lefley |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Jacques Lemaire |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Pierre Bouchard |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Murray Wilson |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Yvan Cournoyer |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Claude Larose |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Bob Murdoch |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Jimmy Roberts |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 33 |  Dale Hoganson |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 |  Ken Dryden |
W | 26 | 23 | 3 | 60:00 |