NHL game summary from December 22, 1970
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (22-6-5) |
1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
 Buffalo Sabres (6-21-5) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | NYR, | Bob Nevin 10 (Dave Balon, Pete Stemkowski), 5:25 |
| BUF, | Phil Goyette 3 (Don Marshall, Eddie Shack), 18:17 - PP | |
| 2: | NYR, | Jack Egers 6 (Rod Gilbert, Jean Ratelle), 5:03 |
| NYR, | Dave Balon 15 (Walt Tkaczuk, Brad Park), 10:18 - PP | |
| NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 8 (Rod Seiling, Dave Balon), 19:31 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Eddie Shack 6 (Don Marshall), 3:28 - PP |
| NYR, | Dave Balon 16 (Arnie Brown), 7:50 | |
| NYR, | Rod Gilbert 8 (Jack Egers), 11:18 | |
| NYR, | Dave Balon 17 (Walt Tkaczuk, Rod Seiling), 12:30 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rod Seiling, NYR [Holding] 2:22 |
| Tracy Pratt, BUF [Roughing] 2:22 | |
| Jim Neilson, NYR [Interference] 16:45 | |
| 2: | Eddie Shack, BUF [Slashing] 2:58 |
| Jean-Guy Talbot, BUF [Holding] 8:32 | |
| Tracy Pratt, BUF [Fighting] 9:59 | |
| Ted Irvine, NYR [Fighting] 9:59 | |
| Brad Park, NYR [Holding] 15:58 | |
| 3: | Jean Ratelle, NYR [Hooking] 2:35 |
| Ron Stewart, NYR [Misconduct] 3:28 | |
| Reg Fleming, BUF [Misconduct] 7:50 | |
| Floyd Smith, BUF [Misconduct] 7:50 | |
| Doug Barrie, BUF [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 14:41 | |
| Ted Irvine, NYR [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 14:41 |
Penalty time: NYR: 30 minutes
BUF: 38 minutes
| 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 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Tim Horton | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Arnie Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Syl Apps | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bob Nevin | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ron Stewart | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Dave Balon | 17 | LW | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jack Egers | 20 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Krulicki | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Robitaille | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 30 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 30 | 36 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Crozier | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Watson | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Tracy Pratt | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -2 | 0 |
| Doug Barrie | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -3 | 2 |
| Al Hamilton | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 5 |
| Reg Fleming | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 0 |
| Phil Goyette | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Skip Krake | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Anderson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Floyd Smith | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Dick Duff | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Andrea | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Marshall | 22 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 9 |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Larry Keenan | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -30 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -30 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 9-18- 9-36
BUF: 13- 7-19-39
Goalies: NYR: Ed Giacomin (W, 12-5-3)
BUF: Roger Crozier (L, 5-14-4)
Referee: Bob Sloan
Linesmen: Willard Norris, John D'Amico
Attendance: 8,712
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