NHL game summary from December 15, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (9-15-5) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 New York Rangers (20-4-5) |
1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 1: | NYR, | Brad Park 11 (Bobby Rousseau, Rod Gilbert), 7:45 - PP |
| PHI, | Jim Johnson 11 (Jean-Guy Gendron, Rick Foley), 12:43 - PP | |
| 2: | PHI, | Dick Sarrazin 1 (Bob Kelly), 8:40 |
| NYR, | Brad Park 12 (Walt Tkaczuk, Ab DeMarco), 9:45 | |
| NYR, | Bill Fairbairn 7 (Rod Seiling), 13:05 | |
| NYR, | Ted Irvine 7 (Bill Fairbairn, Brad Park), 16:10 | |
| NYR, | Jean Ratelle 18 (Rod Seiling, Gilles Villemure), 17:31 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 7 (Bill Fairbairn), 1:36 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gene Carr, NYR [Boarding] 4:45 |
| Bob Kelly, PHI [Roughing double minor] 4:45 | |
| Barry Ashbee, PHI [Hooking] 7:26 | |
| Ted Irvine, NYR [Charging] 11:28 | |
| Jim Neilson, NYR [Interference] 17:47 | |
| 2: | Rod Gilbert, NYR [Hi-sticking] 13:23 |
| Bill Clement, PHI [Holding] 13:23 | |
| Bobby Clarke, PHI [Roughing double minor] 17:44 | |
| Rod Seiling, NYR [Roughing, Slashing] 17:44 | |
| Pete Stemkowski, NYR [Fighting] 18:23 | |
| Barry Ashbee, PHI [Fighting] 18:23 | |
| Rick Foley, PHI [Fighting, Game misconduct] 18:23 | |
| Glen Sather, NYR [Fighting, Game misconduct] 18:23 | |
| Jim Neilson, NYR [Game misconduct] 18:23 | |
| 3: | Larry Wright, PHI [Roughing] 4:14 |
| Ted Irvine, NYR [Roughing] 4:14 | |
| Bill Lesuk, PHI [Hooking] 4:32 | |
| Bobby Clarke, PHI [Slashing] 7:10 | |
| Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Holding] 11:04 | |
| Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Face-off violation] 17:00 |
Penalty time: PHI: 38 minutes
NYR: 48 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Favell | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Van Impe | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Barry Ashbee | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -3 | 1 |
| Brent Hughes | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Michel Parizeau | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Lew Morrison | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Wright | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Simon Nolet | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bill Lesuk | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Jim Johnson | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Serge Bernier | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Rick Foley | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | -1 | 1 |
| Dick Sarrazin | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bruce Gamble | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -19 | 15 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -19 | 15 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Gary Doak | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 5 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gene Carr | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ab Demarco | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilles Villemure | 30 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 19 | 51 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 19 | 51 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 4- 5- 6-15
NYR: 16-23-12-51
Goalies: PHI: Doug Favell (L, 7-11-5),
Bruce Gamble NYR: Gilles Villemure (W, 11-1-2) Referee: Ron Wicks Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Willard Norris Attendance: 17,250
Bruce Gamble NYR: Gilles Villemure (W, 11-1-2) Referee: Ron Wicks Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Willard Norris Attendance: 17,250
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