NHL game summary from February 3, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (32-10-8) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 Buffalo Sabres (10-30-12) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
1: NYR, Rod Gilbert 34 (Brad Park, Gary Doak), 1:50
BUF, Eddie Shack 8 (Steve Atkinson, Chris Evans), 13:10
2: NYR, Jim Neilson 5 (Walt Tkaczuk, Bill Fairbairn), :21
NYR, Bobby Rousseau 16 (Jean Ratelle), 7:39 - PP
3: BUF, Mike Byers 11 (Gilbert Perreault), 1:31
NYR, Pete Stemkowski 6 (Rod Gilbert), 7:06
Penalties:
1: Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Slashing] 6:42
Larry Hillman, BUF [Interference] 10:41
2: Jim Watson, BUF [Hi-sticking] 7:05
Gary Doak, NYR [Hi-sticking] 8:36
Eddie Shack, BUF [Hooking] 13:11
Jim Neilson, NYR [Hooking] 18:44
3: Pete Stemkowski, NYR [Tripping] 16:30
Penalty time: NYR: 8 minutes
BUF: 6 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gary Doak | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gene Carr | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gilles Villemure | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 36 | ||||||
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Hillman | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Al Hamilton | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Lawson | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Byers | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Kevin O'Shea | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Evans | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Craig Ramsay | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Wyrozub | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -5 | 20 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 12-15- 9-36
BUF: 8- 6- 6-20
Goalies: NYR: Gilles Villemure (W, 19-4-2)
BUF: Roger Crozier (L, 8-25-10)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Malcolm Ashford
Attendance: 15,360
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