The Detroit Red Wings emerged victorious over the Montreal Canadiens, 3 to 1, on December 17, 1961.

Canadiens

16-6-8

12-12-4

Team

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

MTL

DET

Alex Delvecchio (EV) assisted by Marcel Pronovost and Vic Stasiuk

Gordie Howe (EV) assisted by Vic Stasiuk

2nd period

MTL

DET

Bernie Geoffrion (PP) assisted by Gilles Tremblay and Bill Hicke

3rd period

MTL

DET

Marcel Pronovost (EV) assisted by Norm Ullman and Val Fonteyne

Canadiens

Red Wings

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Canadiens

Red Wings

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Jacques Plante (L) J. Plante	0	1	0	32	29	.906	3	3.00	0	60

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	S	S%
Ralph Backstrom R. Backstrom	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	3	0.0
Jean Beliveau J. Beliveau	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Jean Gauthier J. Gauthier	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	0.0
Bernie Geoffrion B. Geoffrion	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	7	14.3
Bill Hicke B. Hicke	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	0
Al MacNeil A. MacNeil	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0
Donnie Marshall D. Marshall	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0.0
Dickie Moore D. Moore	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	0.0
Claude Provost C. Provost	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	5	0.0
Henri Richard H. Richard	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	2	0.0
Bobby Rousseau B. Rousseau	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Jean-Guy Talbot J. Talbot	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Gilles Tremblay G. Tremblay	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0.0
J.C. Tremblay	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Terry Sawchuk (W) T. Sawchuk	1	0	0	28	27	.964	1	1.00	0	60

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	GWG	S	S%
Marc Boileau M. Boileau	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0.0
Alex Delvecchio A. Delvecchio	1	0	1	+2	2	0	5	20.0
Val Fonteyne V. Fonteyne	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0.0
Bill Gadsby B. Gadsby	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Howie Glover H. Glover	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Warren Godfrey W. Godfrey	0	0	0	+3	0	0	2	0.0
Gordie Howe G. Howe	1	0	1	+2	2	1	4	25.0
Allan Johnson A. Johnson	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Leo Labine L. Labine	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Bruce MacGregor B. MacGregor	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Marcel Pronovost M. Pronovost	1	1	2	+3	0	0	1	100.0
Vic Stasiuk V. Stasiuk	0	2	2	+2	0	0	1	0.0
Norm Ullman N. Ullman	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0.0
Howie Young H. Young	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0.0