NHL game summary from December 27, 1970
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (15-8-11) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 New York Rangers (23-7-6) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | NYR, | Jim Neilson 4, 8:43 |
| NYR, | Dave Balon 20 (Walt Tkaczuk, Bill Fairbairn), 14:52 | |
| NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 11 (Dave Balon, Brad Park), 19:02 | |
| 2: | STL, | Gary Sabourin 9 (Barclay Plager), 5:05 |
| NYR, | Pete Stemkowski 8 (Bob Nevin, Tim Horton), 7:11 | |
| STL, | Jim Lorentz 10 (Frank St. Marseille), 18:45 | |
| 3: | STL, | Bill McCreary 2 (Christian Bordeleau, Barclay Plager), :53 |
| STL, | Red Berenson 13, 6:16 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Tim Horton, NYR [Tripping] 9:38 |
| Bill Fairbairn, NYR [Hi-sticking] 16:12 | |
| Jim Lorentz, STL [Hi-sticking] 16:12 | |
| Ron Stewart, NYR [Fighting] 16:57 | |
| Noel Picard, STL [Roughing, Fighting] 16:57 | |
| 2: | Ted Irvine, NYR [Fighting] 7:11 |
| Bob Plager, STL [Fighting] 7:11 | |
| Bill Plager, STL [Misconduct] 7:11 | |
| Bill Fairbairn, NYR [Elbowing] 9:26 | |
| Brad Park, NYR [Fighting] 13:06 | |
| Gary Sabourin, STL [Fighting] 13:06 | |
| John Arbour, STL [Fighting] 13:06 | |
| Jack Egers, NYR [Roughing, Fighting] 13:06 | |
| Bench penalty, STL [Too many men on the ice] 13:06 | |
| 3: | Ted Irvine, NYR [Slashing, Fighting] 0:34 |
| John Arbour, STL [Slashing, Fighting] 0:34 | |
| Noel Picard, STL [Hooking] 3:24 |
Penalty time: STL: 45 minutes
NYR: 35 minutes
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Wall | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Noel Picard | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| George Morrison | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill McCreary | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Craig Cameron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Arbour | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Brit Selby | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Lorentz | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Christian Bordeleau | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bill Sutherland | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Plager | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 1 |
| Ernie Wakely | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 0 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 0 | 21 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| Tim Horton | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Arnie Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Syl Apps | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Nevin | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Stewart | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 0 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Balon | 17 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jack Egers | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Krulicki | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilles Villemure | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 5-10- 6-21
NYR: 8-13-11-32
Goalies: STL: Ernie Wakely (T, 10-4-6)
NYR: Gilles Villemure (T, 11-1-3)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: Wally Harris, Neil Armstrong
Attendance: 17,254
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