NHL game summary from March 27, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (46-17-11) |
5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
 Boston Bruins (54-13-7) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 25 (Dale Rolfe, Bob Nevin), 1:39 |
| NYR, | Brad Park 6 (Jean Ratelle, Vic Hadfield), 6:39 - PP | |
| NYR, | Rod Gilbert 27 (Brad Park, Jean Ratelle), 9:13 | |
| NYR, | Pete Stemkowski 17 (Bruce MacGregor, Ted Irvine), 15:42 - PP | |
| NYR, | Pete Stemkowski 18 (Ted Irvine, Bruce MacGregor), 16:52 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Reggie Leach 2 (Wayne Carleton, Ted Green), 1:36 |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 68 (Fred Stanfield, Johnny Bucyk), 7:18 - PP | |
| NYR, | Vic Hadfield 20 (Bruce MacGregor, Tim Horton), 19:58 - PP | |
| 3: | BOS, | Derek Sanderson 27 (Rick Smith, Reggie Leach), 18:34 |
Penalties:
| 1: | John McKenzie, BOS [Elbowing] 1:09 |
| Ted Irvine, NYR [Hi-sticking] 1:09 | |
| Wayne Carleton, BOS [Interference] 5:36 | |
| Don Awrey, BOS [Holding] 14:16 | |
| 2: | Rod Gilbert, NYR [Tripping] 6:23 |
| Don Awrey, BOS [Holding] 12:19 | |
| Bruce MacGregor, NYR [Tripping] 17:37 | |
| John McKenzie, BOS [Elbowing] 18:46 | |
| 3: | Glen Sather, NYR [Interference] 10:37 |
| Rick Smith, BOS [Interference] 19:06 |
Penalty time: NYR: 8 minutes
BOS: 12 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tim Horton | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Nevin | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ron Stewart | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 14 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Balon | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 4 | 52 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 4 | 52 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Green | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Smith | 10 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Wayne Carleton | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Walton | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -4 | 18 | ||||||
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -4 | 18 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 26-16-10-52
BOS: 5- 7- 6-18
Goalies: NYR: Ed Giacomin (W, 25-10-7)
BOS: Eddie Johnston (L, 29-6-2)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Matt Pavelich
Attendance: 14,994
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