NHL game summary from December 12, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (10-16-4) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 New York Rangers (19-4-5) |
0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | NYR, | Rod Gilbert 20 (Vic Hadfield, Brad Park), 1:47 |
| NYR, | Gene Carr 7 (Walt Tkaczuk, Bruce MacGregor), 4:33 | |
| PIT, | Nick Harbaruk 2 (Rene Robert, Ron Schock), 11:03 - PP | |
| NYR, | Brad Park 8 (Walt Tkaczuk), 13:49 - PP | |
| NYR, | Brad Park 9 (Pete Stemkowski, Ted Irvine), 17:03 - PP | |
| 3: | NYR, | Brad Park 10 (Rod Gilbert, Jean Ratelle), 2:30 |
| NYR, | Bruce MacGregor 12 (Bobby Rousseau, Rod Seiling), 3:28 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Vic Hadfield, NYR [Fighting] 5:16 |
| Bryan Watson, PIT [Fighting] 5:16 | |
| Ron Schock, PIT [Hooking] 9:59 | |
| Bench penalty, PIT [Too many men on the ice] 14:08 | |
| 2: | Gary Doak, NYR [Holding] 9:42 |
| John Stewart, PIT [Holding] 13:04 | |
| Jean Pronovost, PIT [Holding] 15:06 | |
| 3: | Gary Doak, NYR [Tripping] 11:02 |
| Gene Carr, NYR [Boarding] 16:29 | |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser, PIT [Holding] 18:37 |
Penalty time: PIT: 15 minutes
NYR: 11 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Woytowich | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 2 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Val Fonteyne | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith McCreary | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| John Stewart | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob Leiter | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Noris | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Rutherford | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 26 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Gary Doak | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 14 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Gene Carr | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ab Demarco | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 8-10- 8-26
NYR: 7-13- 7-27
Goalies: PIT: Jim Rutherford (L, 4-4-0)
NYR: Ed Giacomin (W, 9-3-3)
Referee: John Ashley
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Malcolm Ashford
Attendance: 17,250
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