NHL game summary from January 5, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (10-22-7) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 New York Rangers (26-6-6) |
2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 1: | NYR, | Jean Ratelle 23 (Vic Hadfield, Bobby Rousseau), 7:07 - PP |
| NYR, | Vic Hadfield 26 (Pierre Jarry, Bobby Rousseau), 17:19 - PP | |
| 2: | NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 10 (Bill Fairbairn), 4:41 |
| NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 11 (Bill Fairbairn, Ed Giacomin), 9:22 | |
| STL, | Frank St. Marseille 8 (Gary Sabourin, George Morrison), 13:28 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Rod Gilbert 25 (Vic Hadfield, Jean Ratelle), 6:23 |
| NYR, | Bill Fairbairn 8 (Walt Tkaczuk), 9:06 | |
| NYR, | Jean Ratelle 24 (Rod Gilbert, Rod Seiling), 12:29 | |
| NYR, | Ab DeMarco 3, 14:11 | |
| NYR, | Jean Ratelle 25 (Rod Seiling, Gary Doak), 17:55 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Vic Hadfield, NYR [Hi-sticking] 3:10 |
| Norm Dennis, STL [Interference] 6:04 | |
| Pete Stemkowski, NYR [Hi-sticking] 9:34 | |
| Andre Dupont, STL [Hi-sticking] 9:34 | |
| Brian Lavender, STL [Game misconduct] 12:58 | |
| Rod Gilbert, NYR [Hi-sticking, Misconduct] 12:58 | |
| Phil Roberto, STL [Spearing, Misconduct] 12:58 | |
| Norm Dennis, STL [Holding] 17:13 | |
| 2: | Andre Dupont, STL [Slashing] 6:06 |
| 3: | Rod Seiling, NYR [Tripping] 3:18 |
| Rod Seiling, NYR [Interference] 14:21 |
Penalty time: STL: 30 minutes
NYR: 20 minutes
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Dupont | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| George Morrison | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Terry Crisp | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Murphy | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Jack Egers | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Brian Lavender | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gerry Odrowski | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Plager | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Larry Hornung | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Norm Dennis | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Ernie Wakely | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -30 | 19 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -30 | 19 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 1 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Gary Doak | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 7 |
| Pierre Jarry | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Gene Carr | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ab Demarco | 24 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 30 | 50 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 30 | 50 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 3- 6-10-19
NYR: 22-14-14-50
Goalies: STL: Ernie Wakely (L, 3-10-1)
NYR: Ed Giacomin (W, 12-4-4)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Matt Pavelich
Attendance: 17,250
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