NHL game summary from October 17, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (1-1-2) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 New York Rangers (3-1-1) |
2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 1: | NYR, | Jean Ratelle 3 (Brad Park, Rod Gilbert), 9:09 - PP |
| NYR, | Bill Fairbairn 2 (Brad Park), 11:36 | |
| MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 1 (Yvan Cournoyer, Guy Lapointe), 17:31 - PP | |
| 2: | NYR, | Vic Hadfield 3 (Rod Gilbert, Rod Seiling), 6:49 - PP |
| MTL, | Frank Mahovlich 4, 14:09 | |
| NYR, | Bill Fairbairn 3 (Dave Balon), 16:08 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Vic Hadfield 4 (Jim Neilson, Rod Gilbert), :55 - PP |
| MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 5 (Guy Lafleur, J.C. Tremblay), 2:10 - PP | |
| NYR, | Bruce MacGregor 3 (Jim Neilson), 7:26 | |
| MTL, | Claude Larose 2, 11:40 | |
| NYR, | Dave Balon 2 (Walt Tkaczuk, Jim Neilson), 12:15 | |
| NYR, | Jean Ratelle 4 (Rod Gilbert, Vic Hadfield), 18:14 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rod Gilbert, NYR [Slashing] 5:03 |
| Jacques Laperriere, MTL [Holding] 8:25 | |
| Dave Balon, NYR [Roughing] 8:25 | |
| Pete Mahovlich, MTL [Roughing] 8:25 | |
| Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Tripping] 16:11 | |
| Rod Seiling, NYR [Holding] 19:13 | |
| Jacques Lemaire, MTL [Tripping] 19:52 | |
| 2: | Ted Irvine, NYR [Tripping] 4:32 |
| Guy Lapointe, MTL [Hooking] 6:11 | |
| Guy Lapointe, MTL [Hi-sticking] 7:47 | |
| Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Slashing] 16:29 | |
| Marc Tardif, MTL [Hooking] 19:06 | |
| 3: | Ted Irvine, NYR [Elbowing, Fighting] 1:16 |
| Pierre Bouchard, MTL [Fighting] 1:16 | |
| Pete Stemkowski, NYR [Game misconduct] 1:16 | |
| Bill Fairbairn, NYR [Roughing] 2:10 | |
| Marc Tardif, MTL [Roughing] 2:10 | |
| Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Tripping] 4:29 | |
| Frank Mahovlich, MTL [Interference] 12:55 |
Penalty time: MTL: 21 minutes
NYR: 33 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogie Vachon | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| J.C. Tremblay | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Larry Pleau | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 0 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 29 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Dave Balon | 17 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Jack Egers | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 4 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -1 | 4 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 15 | 50 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 15 | 50 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 11- 5-13-29
NYR: 15-18-17-50
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden,
Rogie Vachon (L, 0-1-0) NYR: Ed Giacomin (W, 2-1-1) Referee: Bill Friday Attendance: 17,250
Rogie Vachon (L, 0-1-0) NYR: Ed Giacomin (W, 2-1-1) Referee: Bill Friday Attendance: 17,250
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