NHL game summary from December 1, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (4-15-5) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 New York Rangers (16-3-4) |
2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
1: NYR, Walt Tkaczuk 5, 2:46
NYR, Gene Carr 6 (Walt Tkaczuk, Bill Fairbairn), 13:03
2: NYR, Rod Gilbert 14 (Jean Ratelle), 14:44
BUF, Gilbert Perreault 11 (Rick Martin, Phil Goyette), 15:54 - PP
NYR, Rod Gilbert 15 (Vic Hadfield, Gary Doak), 18:15
NYR, Ted Irvine 5 (Brad Park, Bobby Rousseau), 18:39
3: BUF, Rick Martin 18 (Gilbert Perreault, Phil Goyette), 6:25 - PP
NYR, Jean Ratelle 15 (Vic Hadfield, Rod Gilbert), 9:34
NYR, Vic Hadfield 18 (Rod Gilbert, Jean Ratelle), 14:36
Penalties:
1: none
2: Chris Evans, BUF [Hooking] 2:21
Gary Doak, NYR [Hooking] 15:21
3: Gary Doak, NYR [Interference] 4:35
Don Luce, BUF [Tripping] 7:03
Steve Atkinson, BUF [Hooking] 10:05
Penalty time: BUF: 6 minutes
NYR: 4 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Crozier | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Terbenche | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Al Hamilton | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -4 | 4 |
| Butch Deadmarsh | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Danny Lawson | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Phil Goyette | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -4 | 5 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ron Anderson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Kevin O'Shea | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Terry Ball | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Chris Evans | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 2 |
| Craig Ramsay | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -35 | 26 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Gary Doak | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Gene Carr | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ab Demarco | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Lorentz | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gilles Villemure | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 35 | 42 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 7- 6-13-26
NYR: 11-16-15-42
Goalies: BUF: Roger Crozier (L, 4-12-5)
NYR: Gilles Villemure (W, 8-1-2)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 17,250
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