NHL game summary from January 3, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (17-12-8) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
 New York Rangers (26-7-6) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
1: MTL, Yvan Cournoyer 18 (Jean Beliveau), :57
NYR, Walt Tkaczuk 12 (Rod Seiling, Bill Fairbairn), 2:16
NYR, Rod Gilbert 11 (Rod Seiling), 7:47 - PP
MTL, Jean Beliveau 9 (Yvan Cournoyer, J.C. Tremblay), 12:28 - PP
MTL, Jacques Lemaire 12, 16:20
NYR, Pete Stemkowski 10 (Arnie Brown, Ted Irvine), 17:04
2: NYR, Bob Nevin 11 (Jean Ratelle, Pete Stemkowski), 6:49
NYR, Dave Balon 22 (Walt Tkaczuk, Bill Fairbairn), 7:34
MTL, Jacques Lemaire 13 (Pete Mahovlich, Claude Larose), 13:52
3: MTL, Mickey Redmond 13, 15:12
NYR, Dave Balon 23 (Walt Tkaczuk), 19:05
Penalties:
1: Guy Lapointe, MTL [Boarding] 6:49
Marc Tardif, MTL [Roughing] 9:27
Ted Irvine, NYR [Roughing double minor] 9:27
Pete Mahovlich, MTL [Tripping] 19:00
2: Jean Ratelle, NYR [Hooking] 4:36
Tim Horton, NYR [Tripping] 15:34
Jacques Lemaire, MTL [Slashing] 16:49
Arnie Brown, NYR [Slashing] 16:49
3: Pete Mahovlich, MTL [Hooking] 11:38
Penalty time: MTL: 10 minutes
NYR: 10 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.C. Tremblay | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jean Beliveau | 4 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Ralph Backstrom | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Collins | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| Leon Rochefort | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Ferguson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mickey Redmond | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Myre | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 33 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Tim Horton | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Arnie Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| Syl Apps | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Nevin | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Stewart | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Dave Balon | 17 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jack Egers | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Jim Krulicki | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 5 | 41 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 12-12- 9-33
NYR: 16-12-13-41
Goalies: MTL: Phil Myre (L, 9-7-3)
NYR: Ed Giacomin (W, 14-6-3)
Referee: Bill Friday
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Claude Bechard
Attendance: 17,250
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