NHL game summary from December 22, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (10-19-5) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 New York Rangers (22-5-6) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
1: NYR, Bobby Rousseau 13 (Walt Tkaczuk, Rod Seiling), 12:40
2: NYR, Jean Ratelle 21 (Vic Hadfield, Rod Gilbert), 15:27
PIT, Ken Schinkel 8 (Rene Robert, John Stewart), 18:49
3: PIT, Syl Apps 6 (Bob Leiter, Greg Polis), 7:52 - PP
NYR, Rod Gilbert 22 (Vic Hadfield, Jean Ratelle), 13:12
NYR, Bruce MacGregor 13 (Ted Irvine, Bobby Rousseau), 19:02
Penalties:
1: Dale Rolfe, NYR [Interference] 2:55
Nick Harbaruk, PIT [Hooking] 4:15
Rod Gilbert, NYR [Holding] 5:54
Vic Hadfield, NYR [Hi-sticking] 12:08
Bryan Watson, PIT [Interference] 12:08
2: Gilles Villemure, NYR [Delay of game] 12:46
3: Sheldon Kannegiesser, PIT [Tripping] 1:56
John Stewart, PIT [Hi-sticking] 6:22
Bobby Rousseau, NYR [Hi-sticking] 6:22
Jim Neilson, NYR [Holding] 6:55
Penalty time: PIT: 8 minutes
NYR: 12 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Val Fonteyne | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| John Stewart | 20 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Leiter | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tim Horton | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Joe Noris | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim Rutherford | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -14 | 27 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gary Doak | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Gene Carr | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Ab Demarco | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gilles Villemure | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 14 | 42 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 8- 9-10-27
NYR: 11-18-13-42
Goalies: PIT: Jim Rutherford (L, 4-5-0)
NYR: Gilles Villemure (W, 13-1-2)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 17,250
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