NHL game summary from December 16, 1970
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (5-18-5) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 New York Rangers (19-6-5) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
1: no scoring
2: NYR, Ted Irvine 8 (Pete Stemkowski, Bob Nevin), 10:46 - PP
3: NYR, Pete Stemkowski 5 (Ted Irvine, Bob Nevin), 6:30
NYR, Walt Tkaczuk 7 (Bill Fairbairn, Dave Balon), 13:26
NYR, Jean Ratelle 15 (Rod Gilbert, Rod Seiling), 15:27
Penalties:
1: Pete Stemkowski, NYR [Tripping] 4:28
Dick Duff, BUF [Hooking] 9:04
Tracy Pratt, BUF [Holding] 10:20
Brad Park, NYR [Cross checking] 18:26
Tracy Pratt, BUF [Roughing] 18:26
Bill Fairbairn, NYR [Roughing] 18:26
2: Jim Watson, BUF [Holding] 2:43
Tracy Pratt, BUF [Hooking] 9:21
Rod Seiling, NYR [Hooking] 13:27
3: none
Penalty time: BUF: 10 minutes
NYR: 8 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Watson | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Tracy Pratt | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 0 |
| Doug Barrie | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hamilton | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Reg Fleming | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Goyette | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Skip Krake | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Anderson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Floyd Smith | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Kevin O'Shea | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dick Duff | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Andrea | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Marshall | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Larry Keenan | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Joe Daley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 20 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Tim Horton | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Arnie Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Syl Apps | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Nevin | 8 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Stewart | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Dave Balon | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Jack Egers | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Jim Krulicki | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 7- 6- 7-20
NYR: 6-17-14-37
Goalies: BUF: Joe Daley (L, 0-4-1)
NYR: Ed Giacomin (W, 10-5-3)
Referee: Bob Sloan
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Bob Kilger
Attendance: 17,250
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