NHL game summary from January 2, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (25-7-6) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (10-18-11) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | PIT, | Nick Harbaruk 7 (Ron Schock, Andy Bathgate), 4:43 - PP |
| NYR, | Jim Neilson 5 (Jack Egers, Jean Ratelle), 8:42 - PP | |
| 2: | NYR, | Arnie Brown 2 (Jean Ratelle, Rod Gilbert), 3:18 |
| NYR, | Pete Stemkowski 9 (Ted Irvine, Brad Park), 12:01 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Hooking] 4:19 | |
| Glen Sather, PIT [Hooking] 7:53 | ||
| Jean Ratelle, NYR [Hooking] 9:25 | ||
| Bryan Hextall, PIT [Roughing] 16:49 | ||
| Tim Horton, NYR [Holding] 18:41 | ||
| 2: | Pete Stemkowski, NYR [Elbowing, Fighting] 12:17 | |
| Glen Sather, PIT [Fighting] 12:17 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: NYR: 13 minutes
PIT: 9 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Tim Horton | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Arnie Brown | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Syl Apps | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Nevin | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Stewart | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Balon | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jack Egers | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| Jim Krulicki | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gilles Villemure | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 24 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duane Rupp | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Woytowich | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bob Blackburn | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dunc McCallum | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Val Fonteyne | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Andy Bathgate | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Keith McCreary | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Glen Sather | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Wally Boyer | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Dean Prentice | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rod Zaine | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jim Morrison | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Smith | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 42 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 42 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 12-10-12-34
PIT: 12-12-18-42
Goalies: NYR: Gilles Villemure (W, 12-1-3)
PIT: Al Smith (L, 7-9-4)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Rob Waddell
Attendance: 12,444
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