NHL game summary from October 10, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (1-0-1) |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
 Boston Bruins (0-1-0) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1: NYR, Rod Gilbert 1 (Brad Park), 12:12
2: NYR, Bruce MacGregor 1 (Pete Stemkowski, Ted Irvine), 1:19
NYR, Bill Fairbairn 1 (Walt Tkaczuk, Jim Neilson), 5:55 - PP
NYR, Jean Ratelle 1 (Vic Hadfield, Rod Gilbert), 19:05
3: BOS, Phil Esposito 1 (Fred Stanfield), 12:33 - PP
Penalties:
1: Dale Rolfe, NYR [Hooking] 0:26
Ken Hodge, BOS [Slashing] 14:43
Vic Hadfield, NYR [Tripping] 18:49
2: Reggie Leach, BOS [Hi-sticking] 2:37
Rod Gilbert, NYR [Hi-sticking] 2:37
Ken Hodge, BOS [Hi-sticking] 3:59
Jim Neilson, NYR [Holding] 8:00
Phil Esposito, BOS [Boarding] 9:16
Pete Stemkowski, NYR [Delay of game] 12:05
3: Bob Stewart, BOS [Hooking] 6:39
Bobby Orr, BOS [Roughing] 9:59
Pete Stemkowski, NYR [Tripping] 12:25
Dallas Smith, BOS [Slashing] 17:57
Penalty time: NYR: 12 minutes
BOS: 14 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Balon | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Jack Egers | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ab Demarco | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 26 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 7 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Rick Smith | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 9-10- 7-26
BOS: 18- 7- 8-33
Goalies: NYR: Ed Giacomin (W, 1-0-1)
BOS: Gerry Cheevers (L, 0-1-0)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Dave Shewchyk, Claude Bechard
Attendance: 14,995
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