 Game five was held on September 22 . Luzhniki was filled to its 14 @,@ 000 capacity , including Communist Party Secretary Leonid Brezhnev , Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin and Soviet President Nikolai Podgorny and a large contingent of the military in dress uniform . The 3 @,@ 000 Canadian fans were given seats , but a second group , of 150 Canadian sports figures , were unable to get seats . The players marched out to the rink for the game to loud cheers , and accompanied by the song " Cowards Don 't Play Hockey " . During the pre @-@ game introductions , Jean Ratelle , captain for the night , was given the traditional gift of bread . The players were all given red and white carnations . Phil Esposito was given flowers , but he slipped and fell on a flower stem , landing on his back . Esposito recovered to laugh at his pratfall , and bowed to the delight of all of the spectators . 
