" I remember John Ferguson giving the pep talk between the first and second period. He kept repeating that someone had to take care of Kharlamov. I looked around the room, and realized he was talking to me."

Bobby Clarke



Summaries: GAME SIX

MOSCOW, USSR  
September 24, 1972

CANADA 3 USSR 2

    PLAYERS ON ICE:
    Canada: Bergman, Stapleton, Park, Ellis, P. Esposito, Gilbert, D. Hull, Cournoyer, Berenson, White, Ratelle, Henderson, P. Mahovlich, Parise, Savard, Lapointe, Clarke
    USSR
: Lutchenko, Ragulin, Vasiliev, Tsygankov, Maltsev, Mikhailov, Shatalov, Yakushev, Petrov, Kharlamov, Vikulov, Shadrin, Anisin, Lebedev, Bodunov, Liapkin, Volchkov
    GOALIES:
    Canada
: Dryden
    USSR:     Tretiak

   FIRST PERIOD
     No Scoring.
     Penalties:
Bergman (tripping), 10:21;
P. Esposito (double-minor, charging), 13:11.

   SECOND PERIOD
1.  USSR - Liapkin (Yakushev, Shadrin) 1:12.
2.  Canada - Hull (Gilbert) 5:13.
3.  Canada - Cournoyer (Berenson) 6:21.
4.  Canada- Henderson (unassisted) (GWG) 6:36.
5.  USSR - Yakushev (Shadrin, Liapkin) (PPG) 17:11.
     Penalties:
Ragulin (interference), 2:09; Lapointe (roughing), 8:29;
Vasiliev (roughing), 8:29; Clarke (slashing, misconduct), 10:12;
Hull (slashing), 17:02; P. Esposito (highsticking major), 17:46;
Team Canada bench minor, 17:46.

   THIRD PERIOD
     No Scoring.
     Penalties:
Ellis (holding), 17:39.

SHOTS ON GOAL
Team 1 2 3 Total
Canada 9 7 9 25
USSR 6 13 12 31
GAME MVPs
USSR   Lutchenko,
  Yakushev
Canada   Dryden,
  Bergman
ATTENDANCE
15,000