NHL game summary from January 9, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (11-30-1) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 New York Rangers (27-6-6) |
3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
1: NYR, Jean Ratelle 26 (Vic Hadfield, Brad Park), 1:10
NYR, Walt Tkaczuk 12 (Gene Carr), 1:44
NYR, Vic Hadfield 27 (Jean Ratelle, Brad Park), 7:34
2: NYR, Rod Seiling 2 (Gene Carr, Walt Tkaczuk), 2:03
NYR, Rod Gilbert 26 (Jean Ratelle, Brad Park), 6:22
3: NYR, Rod Gilbert 27 (Jean Ratelle), 1:13
NYR, Gene Carr 8 (Walt Tkaczuk, Bill Fairbairn), 2:15
NYR, Vic Hadfield 28 (Jean Ratelle, Rod Gilbert), 11:41 - PP
Penalties:
1: Ross Lonsberry, LA [Roughing] 3:28
Bill Fairbairn, NYR [Roughing] 3:28
Gary Doak, NYR [Charging] 10:06
Brad Park, NYR [Hooking] 16:22
2: Paul Curtis, LA [Interference] 12:54
Rod Seiling, NYR [Elbowing] 16:55
3: Ross Lonsberry, LA [Holding] 9:42
Brad Park, NYR [Tripping] 16:38
Penalty time: LA : 6 minutes
NYR: 10 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Mikkelson | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Barrie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Harry Howell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Paul Curtis | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| Real Lemieux | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| Ralph Backstrom | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Corrigan | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lucien Grenier | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Juha Widing | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Eddie Joyal | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Bill Flett | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 3 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Pulford | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Al McDonough | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -35 | 21 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Gary Doak | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Pierre Jarry | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Gene Carr | 20 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ab Demarco | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilles Villemure | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 35 | 42 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 6- 8- 7-21
NYR: 14-14-14-42
Goalies: LA : Rogie Vachon (L, 4-17-0)
NYR: Gilles Villemure (W, 15-2-2)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Terry Pierce
Attendance: 17,250
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