Montréal Canadiens
at
Minnesota North Stars
Dec 27, 1972 · Metropolitan Sports Center
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Montréal Canadiens |
2 | 37 |
| Minnesota North Stars |
3 | 30 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 05:54 | MNS | Danny Grant (13) | Buster Harvey (11), Dennis Hextall (23) | 0 - 1 |
| 10:42 | MNS | Barry Gibbs (6) | Dennis Hextall (24) | 0 - 2 |
| 15:17 | MTL | Guy Lafleur (9) | Guy Lapointe (17), Marc Tardif (9) | 1 - 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 09:33 | MNS | Dean Prentice (14) | Lou Nanne (16), Murray Oliver (18) | 1 - 3 |
| 17:41 | MTL | Frank Mahovlich (15) | Yvan Cournoyer (22), Jacques Lemaire (23) | 2 - 3 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 00:25 | MNS | Dennis Hextall | Tripping | 2 |
| 03:15 | MTL | Guy Lapointe | Holding | 2 |
| 14:28 | MNS | Ted Harris | High sticking | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 00:48 | MNS | Ted Harris | Fighting | 5 |
| 00:48 | MTL | Peter Mahovlich | Fighting | 5 |
| 12:59 | MNS | Bill Goldsworthy | Slashing | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 01:11 | MNS | Jude Drouin | Slashing | 2 |
| 01:11 | MNS | Jude Drouin | Fighting | 5 |
| 01:11 | MNS | J.P. Parise | Roughing | 2 |
| 01:11 | MTL | Pierre Bouchard | Roughing | 2 |
| 01:11 | MTL | Guy Lafleur | Slashing | 2 |
| 01:11 | MTL | Guy Lafleur | Fighting | 5 |
| 19:41 | MNS | Bill Goldsworthy | High sticking | 2 |
| 19:41 | MNS | Bill Goldsworthy | Misconduct | 10 |
Montréal Canadiens
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 |  Guy Lafleur |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Frank Mahovlich |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Marc Tardif |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Yvan Cournoyer |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Jacques Lemaire |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Guy Lapointe |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Murray Wilson |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Peter Mahovlich |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Claude Larose |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Rejean Houle |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Henri Richard |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Bob Murdoch |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Chuck Lefley |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Pierre Bouchard |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Jimmy Roberts |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 33 |  Dale Hoganson |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 |  Ken Dryden |
L | 30 | 27 | 3 | 59:04 |
Minnesota North Stars
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 |  Dennis Hextall |
C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Danny Grant |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Barry Gibbs |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 29 |  Dean Prentice |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Murray Oliver |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Lou Nanne |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Buster Harvey |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 2 |  Doug Mohns |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Charlie Burns |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Bob Nevin |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  J.P. Parise |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Bill Goldsworthy |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Tom Reid |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Jude Drouin |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Ted Harris |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Dennis O'Brien |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 |  Cesare Maniago |
W | 37 | 35 | 2 | 60:00 |