NHL game summary from December 20, 1970
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (13-18-3) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 New York Rangers (21-6-5) |
2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 1: | NYR, | Bill Fairbairn 3 (Tim Horton, Walt Tkaczuk), 6:08 - PP |
| NYR, | Rod Seiling 3 (Walt Tkaczuk, Dave Balon), 14:29 | |
| VAN, | Andre Boudrias 13 (Ed Hatoum, Mike Corrigan), 15:53 - PP | |
| 2: | NYR, | Pete Stemkowski 6 (Bob Nevin), 9:51 |
| NYR, | Ron Stewart 5 (Jim Krulicki), 12:02 - SH | |
| NYR, | Bob Nevin 9 (Pete Stemkowski, Brad Park), 13:26 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rod Seiling, NYR [Roughing] 2:19 |
| Andre Boudrias, VAN [Roughing] 2:19 | |
| Gary Doak, VAN [Tripping] 5:37 | |
| Tim Horton, NYR [Interference] 6:39 | |
| Brad Park, NYR [Roughing] 13:06 | |
| Gary Doak, VAN [Roughing] 13:06 | |
| Jack Egers, NYR [Elbowing] 15:31 | |
| Ed Hatoum, VAN [Interference] 16:53 | |
| Dale Tallon, VAN [Fighting] 19:14 | |
| Jack Egers, NYR [Fighting] 19:14 | |
| Poul Popiel, VAN [Roughing] 19:14 | |
| Jim Neilson, NYR [Roughing] 19:14 | |
| 2: | Rod Gilbert, NYR [Elbowing] 6:45 |
| Danny Seguin, VAN [Hi-sticking] 6:45 | |
| Brad Park, NYR [Hi-sticking] 11:02 | |
| Orland Kurtenbach, VAN [Hooking] 16:38 | |
| Pete Stemkowski, NYR [Elbowing] 18:20 | |
| 3: | Rod Seiling, NYR [Hooking] 1:48 |
| Gary Doak, VAN [Holding] 4:41 | |
| Brad Park, NYR [Fighting] 5:25 | |
| Pat Quinn, VAN [Fighting] 5:25 |
Penalty time: VAN: 26 minutes
NYR: 28 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Doak | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Barry Wilkins | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Darryl Sly | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Reaume | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Danny Johnson | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ed Hatoum | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Wayne Maki | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Mike Corrigan | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jim Wiste | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosaire Paiement | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ted Taylor | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Seguin | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Poul Popiel | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Dale Tallon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 1 |
| Murray Hall | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Dunc Wilson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -19 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -19 | 25 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| Tim Horton | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Arnie Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Syl Apps | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Nevin | 8 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Stewart | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Dave Balon | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jack Egers | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Jim Krulicki | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Robitaille | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 18 | 44 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 18 | 44 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 7-10- 8-25
NYR: 16-11-17-44
Goalies: VAN: Dunc Wilson (L, 1-8-0)
NYR: Ed Giacomin (W, 11-5-3)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Rob Waddell
Attendance: 17,250
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