NHL game summary from October 16, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (2-1-1) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs (1-1-1) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | NYR, | Vic Hadfield 2 (Rod Gilbert, Jean Ratelle), 6:32 - PP |
| TOR, | Paul Henderson 4 (Jim Dorey, Norm Ullman), 14:55 - PP | |
| 2: | NYR, | Jean Ratelle 2 (Rod Gilbert, Vic Hadfield), 1:38 |
| NYR, | Pete Stemkowski 2, 4:46 | |
| NYR, | Rod Gilbert 3 (Jean Ratelle), 6:37 | |
| TOR, | Denis Dupere 1 (Brad Selwood, Jim Dorey), 16:13 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Bruce MacGregor 2, 3:04 - SH |
| TOR, | Ron Ellis 1 (Norm Ullman, Bob Baun), 5:40 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Brian Spencer, TOR [Holding] 6:23 |
| Ted Irvine, NYR [Holding] 9:36 | |
| Bruce MacGregor, NYR [Hi-sticking] 14:12 | |
| Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Hi-sticking] 14:23 | |
| Gilles Villemure, NYR [Delay of game] 15:31 | |
| Jim Dorey, TOR [Interference] 17:53 | |
| 2: | Rod Gilbert, NYR [Holding] 7:24 |
| Bob Baun, TOR [Slashing] 12:50 | |
| Jim Dorey, TOR [Closing hand on puck] 13:59 | |
| Brian Spencer, TOR [Hi-sticking] 18:01 | |
| Ted Irvine, NYR [Hi-sticking] 18:01 | |
| 3: | Ted Irvine, NYR [Holding] 1:18 |
| Brian Spencer, TOR [Roughing] 8:44 | |
| Ted Irvine, NYR [Roughing] 8:44 | |
| Brian Spencer, TOR [Holding] 15:47 |
Penalty time: NYR: 16 minutes
TOR: 14 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Pierre Jarry | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Balon | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jack Egers | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ab Demarco | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -1 | 2 |
| Gilles Villemure | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 36 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Plante | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Selwood | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Pelyk | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jim Harrison | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Dorey | 8 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Norm Ullman | 9 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Billy MacMillan | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Brian Spencer | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Marchinko | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Dupere | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim McKenny | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Paul Henderson | 19 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Garry Monahan | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Baun | 21 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Don Marshall | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 10-10-16-36
TOR: 13- 5- 9-27
Goalies: NYR: Gilles Villemure (W, 1-0-0)
TOR: Jacques Plante (L, 0-1-1)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Ron Finn
Attendance: 16,485
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