The Boston Bruins couldn't keep up with the Montreal Canadiens, 5 to 2, on December 25, 1961.

Final

Canadiens

18-7-8

5

Bruins

7-23-4

2

Team

MTL

BOS

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

MTL

BOS

Claude Provost (EV) assisted by Jean-Guy Talbot and Phil Goyette

Cliff Pennington (EV) unassisted

Bill Hicke (EV) assisted by Ralph Backstrom

2nd period

MTL

BOS

Jean-Guy Talbot (EV) assisted by Bill Hicke

3rd period

MTL

BOS

J.C. Tremblay (EV) unassisted

Gilles Tremblay (EV) assisted by Ralph Backstrom and Bill Hicke

Leo Boivin (EV) assisted by Charlie Burns and Dick Meissner

Canadiens

Bruins

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Canadiens

Bruins

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Jacques Plante (W) J. Plante	1	0	0	37	35	.946	2	2.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	GWG	S	S%
Ralph Backstrom R. Backstrom	0	2	2	+3	0	0	3	0.0
Jean Beliveau J. Beliveau	0	0	0	-1	0	0	6	0.0
Marcel Bonin M. Bonin	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Lou Fontinato L. Fontinato	0	0	0	+2	5	0	0
Phil Goyette P. Goyette	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0
Bill Hicke B. Hicke	1	2	3	+3	0	0	4	25.0
Tom Johnson T. Johnson	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0
Al MacNeil A. MacNeil	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Donnie Marshall D. Marshall	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0.0
Dickie Moore D. Moore	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0
Claude Provost C. Provost	1	0	1	+1	0	0	2	50.0
Bobby Rousseau B. Rousseau	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	0.0
Jean-Guy Talbot J. Talbot	1	1	2	+2	0	1	7	14.3
Gilles Tremblay G. Tremblay	1	0	1	+2	0	0	2	50.0
J.C. Tremblay	1	0	1	+1	0	0	2	50.0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Don Head (L) D. Head	0	1	0	33	28	.848	5	5.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	S	S%
Bob Beckett B. Beckett	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0.0
Leo Boivin L. Boivin	1	0	1	-2	0	2	50.0
Johnny Bucyk J. Bucyk	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0.0
Charlie Burns C. Burns	0	1	1	0	0	1	0.0
Wayne Connelly W. Connelly	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Terry Gray T. Gray	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0.0
Ted Green T. Green	0	0	0	+1	5	2	0.0
Don McKenney D. McKenney	0	0	0	-3	0	4	0.0
Dick Meissner D. Meissner	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0.0
Doug Mohns D. Mohns	0	0	0	-2	2	2	0.0
Murray Oliver M. Oliver	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0.0
Cliff Pennington C. Pennington	1	0	1	+1	0	2	50.0
Andre Pronovost A. Pronovost	0	0	0	-3	2	2	0.0
Pat Stapleton P. Stapleton	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0.0
Jerry Toppazzini J. Toppazzini	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0.0
Ed Westfall E. Westfall	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0.0