NHL game summary from December 23, 1970
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (8-16-10) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 New York Rangers (23-6-5) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | NYR, | Jack Egers 7 (Rod Gilbert, Brad Park), 4:55 - PP |
| NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 9 (Dave Balon, Arnie Brown), 6:55 | |
| NYR, | Pete Stemkowski 7 (Brad Park, Arnie Brown), 9:31 - PP | |
| 2: | NYR, | Rod Gilbert 9 (Brad Park), 7:02 |
| 3: | NYR, | Jim Neilson 3 (Walt Tkaczuk), 14:16 |
| NYR, | Jean Ratelle 18 (Tim Horton, Jack Egers), 15:51 | |
| PIT, | Keith McCreary 11 (Bob Woytowich, Andy Bathgate), 17:54 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Glen Sather, PIT [Holding] 3:41 | |
| Bob Blackburn, PIT [Hooking] 8:51 | ||
| Rod Gilbert, NYR [Elbowing] 8:58 | ||
| Dunc McCallum, PIT [Elbowing] 8:58 | ||
| 2: | Jim Krulicki, NYR [Elbowing] 9:20 | |
| Bryan Watson, PIT [Elbowing] 9:20 | ||
| Tim Horton, NYR [Holding] 11:21 | ||
| Duane Rupp, PIT [Hi-sticking] 15:46 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: PIT: 10 minutes
NYR: 6 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duane Rupp | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob Woytowich | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Blackburn | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Dunc McCallum | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Andy Bathgate | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Keith McCreary | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Glen Sather | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Wally Boyer | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dean Prentice | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Kessell | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jim Morrison | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Al Smith | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 24 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Tim Horton | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Arnie Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Syl Apps | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Nevin | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Stewart | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Balon | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jack Egers | 20 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Jim Krulicki | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Robitaille | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilles Villemure | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 46 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 46 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 5-12- 7-24
NYR: 19- 9-18-46
Goalies: PIT: Al Smith (L, 5-8-3)
NYR: Gilles Villemure (W, 11-1-2)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich
Attendance: 17,250
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