" I thought that in our rink, with our crowd and a two-goal lead, it would break their discipline. I was stunned."

Harry Sinden



Summaries: Game One

MONTREAL, Canada
September 2, 1972

USSR 7 CANADA 3

    PLAYERS ON ICE:
    Canada: Bergman, Park, Ellis, P. Esposito, Gilbert, Hadfield, Cournoyer, Berenson, Seiling, Ratelle, Henderson, P. Mahovlich, Redmond, Lapointe, Awrey, F. Mahovlich, Clarke
    USSR
: Gusev, Lutchenko, Kuzkin, Ragulin, Vasiliev, Tsygankov, Blinov, Maltsev, Zimin, Mishakov, Mikhailov, Yakushev, Petrov, Kharlamov, Vikulov, Shadrin, Liapkin, Paladiev
    GOALIES:
    Canada
Dryden
    USSR:      Tretiak

   FIRST PERIOD
1.  Canada - P. Esposito (F. Mahovlich, Bergman) 0:30.
2.  Canada - Henderson (Clarke) 6:32.
3.  USSR - Zimin (Yakushev, Shadrin) 11:40.
4.  USSR - Petrov (Mikhailov) (SHG) 17:28.
     Penalties:
Henderson (tripping), 1:03; Yakushev (tripping), 7:04;
Mikhailov (tripping), 15:11; Ragulin (tripping), 17:19.

   SECOND PERIOD
5.  USSR - Kharlamov (Maltsev) 2:40.
6.  USSR - Kharlamov (Maltsev) (GWG) 10:18.
     Penalties:
Clarke (slashing), 5:16; Lapointe (slashing), 12:53.

   THIRD PERIOD
7.  Canada - Clarke (Ellis, Henderson) 8:32.
8.  USSR - Mikhailov (Blinov) 13:32.
9.  USSR - Zimin, 14:29.
10. USSR - Yakushev (Shadrin) 18:37.
     Penalites:
Kharlamov (highsticking), 14:45; Lapointe (crosschecking), 19:41.

SHOTS ON GOAL
Team 1 2 3 Total
USSR 10 10 10 30
Canada 10 10 12 32
GAME MVPs
USSR   Kharlamov
Canada   Clarke
ATTENDANCE
18,818