NHL game summary from January 24, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (16-21-10) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 New York Rangers (30-9-8) |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
1: NYR, Dave Balon 26 (Walt Tkaczuk, Bill Fairbairn), 11:31
2: NYR, Bob Nevin 13 (Ted Irvine, Pete Stemkowski), 8:44
NYR, Dave Balon 27 (Brad Park), 18:34 - PP
3: NYR, Dave Balon 28 (Walt Tkaczuk, Bill Fairbairn), 3:58
MIN, Bill Goldsworthy 9 (Jude Drouin, Danny Grant), 4:22
MIN, Danny O'Shea 11 (Charlie Burns, Barry Gibbs), 7:39
NYR, Dave Balon 29 (Rod Seiling, Jim Neilson), 14:51
NYR, Rod Gilbert 17, 17:24
Penalties:
1: J.P. Parise, MIN [Hooking] 6:07
2: Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Holding, Roughing] 1:32
Ted Irvine, NYR [Roughing] 1:32
Brad Park, NYR [Tripping] 11:22
Tom Reid, MIN [Tripping] 16:58
3: none
Penalty time: MIN: 8 minutes
NYR: 4 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Harris | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| Danny O'Shea | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Charlie Burns | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Tommy Williams | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jude Drouin | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Norm Beaudin | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Marshall Johnston | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -15 | 28 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Horton | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arnie Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Bob Nevin | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Stewart | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Dave Balon | 17 | LW | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jack Egers | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Mike Robitaille | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 46 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 14- 6- 8-28
NYR: 18-12-16-46
Goalies: MIN: Gilles Gilbert (L, 3-6-1)
NYR: Ed Giacomin (W, 16-7-4)
Referee: John Ashley
Linesmen: Willard Norris, John D'Amico
Attendance: 17,250
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