NHL game summary from October 9, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (0-0-1) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 Montreal Canadiens (0-0-1) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
1: NYR, Dave Balon 1 (Walt Tkaczuk, Bill Fairbairn), 8:19
2: NYR, Bobby Rousseau 1, 3:02 - SH
MTL, Frank Mahovlich 1 (Jacques Lemaire, J.C. Tremblay), 5:05 - PP
NYR, Vic Hadfield 1 (Jim Neilson, Rod Gilbert), 6:42 - PP
MTL, Yvan Cournoyer 1 (Guy Lafleur), 18:13
3: MTL, Yvan Cournoyer 2 (J.C. Tremblay), :46 - PP
MTL, Frank Mahovlich 2 (Jacques Laperriere, J.C. Tremblay), 10:25
NYR, Pete Stemkowski 1 (Dale Rolfe, Ted Irvine), 18:31
Penalties:
1: Rod Seiling, NYR [Holding] 3:33
Ted Irvine, NYR [Hi-sticking] 12:36
Frank Mahovlich, MTL [Cross checking] 13:56
2: Vic Hadfield, NYR [Holding] 2:35
Glen Sather, NYR [Slashing] 4:09
Pete Mahovlich, MTL [Elbowing] 6:12
Jack Egers, NYR [Fighting] 10:44
Pierre Bouchard, MTL [Holding, Fighting] 10:44
Brad Park, NYR [Tripping] 19:52
3: Jacques Laperriere, MTL [Hooking] 8:18
Penalty time: NYR: 15 minutes
MTL: 13 minutes
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Balon | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Jack Egers | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ab Demarco | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 4 | 38 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| J.C. Tremblay | 3 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Pleau | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 20 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 13-16- 9-38
MTL: 2- 9- 9-20
Goalies: NYR: Ed Giacomin (T, 0-0-1)
MTL: Ken Dryden (T, 0-0-1)
Referee: John Ashley
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Bob Kilger
Attendance: 18,406
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