NHL game summary from December 18, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (21-5-5) |
1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
 St. Louis Blues (9-18-5) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | NYR, | Jim Neilson 3 (Ted Irvine, Bruce MacGregor), 1:36 |
| 2: | STL, | Garry Unger 16 (Carl Brewer, Phil Roberto), 1:04 |
| 3: | NYR, | Jean Ratelle 19 (Vic Hadfield, Brad Park), :33 |
| NYR, | Bobby Rousseau 12 (Bruce MacGregor, Ted Irvine), 1:08 | |
| STL, | Gary Sabourin 10 (Frank St. Marseille, Bill Plager), 6:36 | |
| NYR, | Pete Stemkowski 3 (Dale Rolfe, Bill Fairbairn), 10:18 | |
| NYR, | Rod Gilbert 21 (Vic Hadfield, Jean Ratelle), 11:51 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dale Rolfe, NYR [Elbowing] 3:59 |
| Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Interference] 11:38 | |
| Gary Sabourin, STL [Hooking] 18:35 | |
| 2: | Ted Irvine, NYR [Hooking] 2:10 |
| Phil Roberto, STL [Holding] 2:51 | |
| Jim Neilson, NYR [Holding] 8:55 | |
| Brad Park, NYR [Roughing] 14:11 | |
| Garry Unger, STL [Roughing] 14:11 | |
| Brian Lavender, STL [Tripping] 15:24 | |
| 3: | Brad Park, NYR [Tripping] 4:07 |
| Barclay Plager, STL [Hi-sticking major] 7:28 | |
| Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Hi-sticking, Spearing] 7:28 | |
| Rod Seiling, NYR [Holding] 12:34 |
Penalty time: NYR: 18 minutes
STL: 13 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Doak | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 14 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 1 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gene Carr | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jim Lorentz | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Gilles Villemure | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 34 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Brewer | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Andre Dupont | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Terry Crisp | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Murphy | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Jack Egers | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Brian Lavender | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Odrowski | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Christian Bordeleau | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim Shires | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Plager | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Hornung | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Peter McDuffe | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 10-10-14-34
STL: 8-10- 9-27
Goalies: NYR: Gilles Villemure (W, 12-1-2)
STL: Peter McDuffe (L, 0-6-1)
Referee: Bill Friday
Linesmen: Alan Glaspell, Terry Pierce
Attendance: 18,231
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