NHL game summary from October 23, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (5-1-1) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
 St. Louis Blues (2-5-0) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
1: NYR, Bruce MacGregor 4 (Ted Irvine, Pete Stemkowski), 9:13
STL, Frank St. Marseille 2 (Jim Shires, Bob Plager), 9:29
STL, Christian Bordeleau 2 (Carl Brewer, George Morrison), 10:21 - PP
NYR, Bruce MacGregor 5 (Pete Stemkowski, Ted Irvine), 13:38
2: NYR, Vic Hadfield 5 (Jean Ratelle, Rod Gilbert), 5:20 - PP
NYR, Brad Park 2 (Bobby Rousseau, Dale Rolfe), 11:29 - SH
3: STL, Jimmy Roberts 2 (Terry Crisp, Frank St. Marseille), 8:48
Penalties:
1: Bruce MacGregor, NYR [Holding] 2:24
Brad Park, NYR [Tripping] 9:58
Jim Shires, STL [Elbowing] 14:18
Barclay Plager, STL [Cross checking] 16:04
2: Noel Picard, STL [Holding] 5:03
John Arbour, STL [Slashing] 6:31
Jim Neilson, NYR [Tripping] 10:10
3: Rod Gilbert, NYR [Tripping] 6:14
Penalty time: NYR: 8 minutes
STL: 8 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 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Pierre Jarry | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 9 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 14 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Balon | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Jack Egers | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ab Demarco | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 4 | 32 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Brewer | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Noel Picard | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 9 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| George Morrison | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Terry Crisp | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wayne Connelly | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Gene Carr | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| John Arbour | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Shires | 20 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Christian Bordeleau | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bill Sutherland | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michel Parizeau | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ernie Wakely | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 11-13- 8-32
STL: 11- 8-12-31
Goalies: NYR: Ed Giacomin (W, 3-1-1)
STL: Ernie Wakely (L, 2-2-0)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 18,493
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