" We're trying our best. I can't believe people are booing us. We're all here because we love Canada. Let's face facts. They've got a good team."

Phil Esposito
in a post-game interview



Summaries: GAME FOUR

VANCOUVER, Canada  
September 8, 1972

USSR 5 CANADA 3

    PLAYERS ON ICE:
    Canada: Bergman, Stapleton, Park, Ellis, P. Esposito, Gilbert, Goldsworthy, D. Hull, Hadfield, Cournoyer, Seiling, White, Henderson, Awrey, F. Mahovlich, Clarke, Perreault
    USSR
: Lutchenko, Kuzkin, Ragulin, Vasiliev, Tsygankov, Blinov, Maltsev, Mikhailov, Yakushev, Petrov, Kharlamov, Vikulov, Shadrin, Anisin,
Lebedev
, Bodunov, Paladiev
    GOALIES:
    Canada
: Dryden
    USSR:     Tretiak

   FIRST PERIOD
1.  USSR - Mikhailov, (Lutchenko, Petrov) (PPG) 2:01.
2.  USSR - Mikhailov, (Lutchenko, Petrov) (PPG) 7:29.
     Penalties:
Goldsworthy (crosschecking), 1:24; Goldsworthy (elbowing), 5:58;
P. Esposito (tripping), 19:29.

   SECOND PERIOD
3.  Canada - Perreault, 5:37.
4.  USSR - Blinov, (Petrov, Mikhailov) 6:34.
5.  USSR - Vikulov, (Kharlamov, Maltsev) (GWG) 13:52.
     Penalties:
Kuskin (tripping), 8:39.

   THIRD PERIOD
6.  Canada - Goldsworthy (Esposito, Bergman) 6:54.
7.  USSR - Shadrin, (Yakushev, Vasiliev) 11:05.
8.  Canada - Hull (P. Esposito, Goldsworthy) 19:38.
     Penalites - Petrov (holding), 2:01.

SHOTS ON GOAL
Team 1 2 3 Total
USSR 11 4 6 31
Canada 10 8 23 41
GAME MVPs
USSR   Mikhailov
Canada   P. Esposito
ATTENDANCE
15,570