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Monday, December 31, 1951 · Detroit Olympia

Canadiens 5 at Red Wings 3

Final

Three Stars

By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.

R 99OVR Gordie Howe Red Wings First Star 3G · 0 SOG C 97OVR Elmer Lach Canadiens Second Star 2G · 1A · 0 SOG R 83OVR Floyd Curry Canadiens Third Star 1G · 1A · 0 SOG

Scoring

1st Period

  1. 2:08 Maurice Richard (19) Elmer Lach (28), Bert Olmstead (16) MTL 1 – 0 DET
  2. 9:15 Gordie Howe (17) Marcel Pronovost (8) MTL 1 – 1 DET

2nd Period

  1. 0:22 Gordie Howe (18) PPG Ted Lindsay (16), Red Kelly (14) MTL 1 – 2 DET
  2. 5:39 Elmer Lach (8) Bert Olmstead (17) MTL 2 – 2 DET
  3. 11:42 Elmer Lach (9) PPG Maurice Richard (15), Bernie Geoffrion (8) MTL 3 – 2 DET
  4. 13:03 Floyd Curry (8) John McCormack (2) MTL 4 – 2 DET
  5. 19:58 Gordie Howe (19) PPG Ted Lindsay (17), Fred Glover (6) MTL 4 – 3 DET

3rd Period

  1. 19:35 Billy Reay (2) SHG Dollard St. Laurent (2), Floyd Curry (11) MTL 5 – 3 DET

Montréal Canadiens

Player G A GS
Elmer Lach C 2 1 2.13
Floyd Curry R 1 1 1.38
Maurice Richard R 1 1 1.38
Bert Olmstead L 0 2 1.10
Billy Reay C 1 0 0.75
John McCormack C 0 1 0.63
Dollard St. Laurent D 0 1 0.63
Bernie Geoffrion R 0 1 0.48
Dick Gamble L 0 0 0.00
Dickie Moore L 0 0 0.00
Doug Harvey D 0 0 0.00
Butch Bouchard D 0 0 0.00
Tom Johnson D 0 0 0.00
Bud MacPherson D 0 0 0.00
Paul Meger L 0 0 -0.30
Goalie DEC GA TOI GS
Gerry McNeil W 3 60:00 -2.25

Detroit Red Wings

Player G A GS
Gordie Howe R 3 0 2.25
Ted Lindsay L 0 2 1.25
Fred Glover C 0 1 0.63
Red Kelly D 0 1 0.63
Marcel Pronovost D 0 1 0.48
Benny Woit R 0 0 0.00
Tony Leswick L 0 0 0.00
Metro Prystai C 0 0 0.00
Sid Abel C 0 0 0.00
Glen Skov C 0 0 0.00
Alex Delvecchio C 0 0 0.00
Vic Stasiuk L 0 0 0.00
Bob Goldham D 0 0 0.00
Leo Reise D 0 0 0.00
Marty Pavelich L 0 0 -0.30
Goalie DEC GA TOI GS
Terry Sawchuk L 5 60:00 -3.75