 Sinden had changed the lineup and the Canadian goals were all scored by players Sinden had inserted in place of players who had played in Winnipeg . Still , Sinden felt that changing the lineup had been a mistake . According to Sinden , Ken Dryden , who had replaced Tony Esposito , did not have a good game ; he was shaky and Tretiak was great . According to Conacher , the Soviets used cross @-@ ice passing in the attacking zone , a tactic that caused problems for Dryden . Serge Savard missed the game after fracturing his ankle in practice . 
