NHL game summary from January 26, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (10-28-11) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 New York Rangers (31-8-7) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
1: NYR, Ted Irvine 9 (Rod Seiling, Bobby Rousseau), 11:29
NYR, Jean Ratelle 29 (Rod Gilbert), 16:27
2: NYR, Ted Irvine 10 (Jim Neilson, Bruce MacGregor), 3:47
NYR, Jean Ratelle 30 (Rod Gilbert, Vic Hadfield), 15:08
BUF, Craig Ramsay 4 (Randy Wyrozub, Kevin O'Shea), 17:54
3: NYR, Rod Gilbert 33 (Walt Tkaczuk, Vic Hadfield), 8:35 - PP
Penalties:
1: Gary Doak, NYR [Elbowing] 8:02
2: Chris Evans, BUF [Hooking] 5:43
3: Larry Hillman, BUF [Hooking] 5:07
Brad Park, NYR [Hooking] 5:35
Bench penalty, BUF [Unsportsmanlike conduct - Coach] 6:35
Gene Carr, NYR [Hooking] 10:55
Penalty time: BUF: 6 minutes
NYR: 6 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Crozier | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Watson | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Hillman | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Al Hamilton | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Danny Lawson | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Byers | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ron Anderson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Kevin O'Shea | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Terry Ball | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Chris Evans | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Craig Ramsay | 25 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Randy Wyrozub | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 17 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Gary Doak | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Pierre Jarry | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Gene Carr | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ab Demarco | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 41 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 6- 7- 4-17
NYR: 15-16-10-41
Goalies: BUF: Roger Crozier (L, 8-23-9)
NYR: Ed Giacomin (W, 13-5-5)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Bob Mclaren
Attendance: 17,250
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