NHL game summary from January 21, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (30-7-7) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 California Golden Seals (14-25-10) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1: NYR, Gene Carr 10 (Walt Tkaczuk, Brad Park), 6:14
NYR, Bruce MacGregor 15 (Pete Stemkowski, Glen Sather), 11:10
2: NYR, Vic Hadfield 30 (Jean Ratelle, Rod Gilbert), 8:47 - PP
3: NYR, Rod Gilbert 31, 16:11
NYR, Walt Tkaczuk 17 (Ab DeMarco), 17:59
Penalties:
1: Walt McKechnie, CAL [Slashing] 2:08
Gary Doak, NYR [Holding] 8:16
2: Paul Shmyr, CAL [Holding] 7:40
Gary Doak, NYR [Cross checking] 17:05
3: Walt McKechnie, CAL [Fighting] 7:17
Glen Sather, NYR [Fighting] 7:17
Rod Seiling, NYR [Hooking] 13:56
Penalty time: NYR: 11 minutes
CAL: 9 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Gary Doak | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pierre Jarry | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gene Carr | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ab Demarco | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilles Villemure | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 31 | ||||||
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Johnston | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Shmyr | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Dick Redmond | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 3 |
| Wayne Carleton | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Stan Gilbertson | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gary Jarrett | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gerry Pinder | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Norm Ferguson | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bert Marshall | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ernie Hicke | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Joey Johnston | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gary Kurt | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 14 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 12- 6-13-31
CAL: 2- 6- 6-14
Goalies: NYR: Gilles Villemure (W, 18-2-2)
CAL: Gary Kurt (L, 0-4-3)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Bob Kilger
Attendance: 10,458
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