Tuesday, October 24, 1972 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Canadiens 4 at Islanders 3
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
-
1:38
Jacques Lemaire
(6)
Yvan Cournoyer (5), Chuck Lefley (5)
MTL 1 – 0 NYI
-
6:04
Billy Harris
(5)
Dave Hudson (4), Bill Mikkelson (1)
MTL 1 – 1 NYI
2nd Period
-
5:43
Ed Westfall
(3)
Brian Spencer (3), Brian Marchinko (2)
MTL 1 – 2 NYI
3rd Period
-
1:13
Jacques Lemaire
(7)
Henri Richard (3), Serge Savard (3)
MTL 2 – 2 NYI
-
1:29
Yvan Cournoyer
(4)
Bob Murdoch (1), Jacques Lemaire (3)
MTL 3 – 2 NYI
-
4:54
Jacques Lemaire
(8)
Henri Richard (4), Yvan Cournoyer (6)
MTL 4 – 2 NYI
-
9:39
Germain Gagnon
(2)
Dave Hudson (5)
MTL 4 – 3 NYI
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Lemaire C | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0:00 | 4.00 |
| Yvan Cournoyer R | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0:00 | 2.83 |
| Henri Richard C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 1.70 |
| Serge Savard D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0:00 | 1.30 |
| Bob Murdoch D | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.93 |
| Chuck Lefley R | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.78 |
| Guy Lafleur R | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Chuck Arnason R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Peter Mahovlich C | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.07 |
| Marc Tardif L | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Claude Larose R | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Jacques Laperriere D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Rejean Houle L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Guy Lapointe D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Steve Shutt L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Frank Mahovlich L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Jimmy Roberts R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Dryden | W | 25 | 22 | 3 | .880 | 60:00 | -0.05 |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Hudson C | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.48 |
| Ed Westfall R | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.28 |
| Germain Gagnon L | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.13 |
| Billy Harris R | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.05 |
| Bill Mikkelson D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.85 |
| Brian Marchinko C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.70 |
| Brian Spencer L | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.63 |
| Ken Murray D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Tom Miller C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Don Blackburn L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Ron Smith D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Craig Cameron R | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Bryan Lefley D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Terry Crisp C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.22 |
| Jim Mair D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.22 |
| Brian Lavender L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0:00 | -0.37 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Desjardins | L | 33 | 29 | 4 | .879 | 59:46 | -0.10 |