NHL game summary from March 23, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (21-39-13) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 New York Rangers (45-17-11) |
2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
1: NYR, Bruce MacGregor 16 (Jim Neilson, Pete Stemkowski), 8:29
NYR, Bob Nevin 19 (Dave Balon, Walt Tkaczuk), 15:25
BUF, Phil Goyette 13 (Kevin O'Shea, Don Marshall), 17:03
2: NYR, Jim Neilson 8 (Walt Tkaczuk), 17:15
NYR, Ted Irvine 19 (Tim Horton), 18:05
3: NYR, Vic Hadfield 18 (Jean Ratelle, Rod Gilbert), 2:51
BUF, Steve Atkinson 18 (Larry Keenan, Doug Barrie), 10:14
NYR, Vic Hadfield 19 (Jean Ratelle, Rod Gilbert), 12:16
NYR, Glen Sather 9 (Jim Neilson, Rod Seiling), 19:30
Penalties:
1: Tracy Pratt, BUF [Tripping] 4:21
Brad Park, NYR [Holding] 10:29
2: Vic Hadfield, NYR [Elbowing] 4:21
Gerry Meehan, BUF [Holding] 7:22
Jim Neilson, NYR [Elbowing] 11:20
3: none
Penalty time: BUF: 4 minutes
NYR: 6 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Watson | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tracy Pratt | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| Doug Barrie | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Al Hamilton | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 4 |
| Reg Fleming | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Phil Goyette | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Skip Krake | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Floyd Smith | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Kevin O'Shea | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dick Duff | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Marshall | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Keenan | 26 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Dryden | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -25 | 23 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Tim Horton | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Larry Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bob Nevin | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Ron Stewart | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Dave Balon | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gilles Villemure | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 25 | 50 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 10- 6- 7-23
NYR: 17-13-20-50
Goalies: BUF: Dave Dryden (L, 2-3-0)
NYR: Gilles Villemure (W, 21-7-4)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: Wally Harris, Malcolm Ashford
Attendance: 17,250
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