NHL game summary from February 20, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (25-25-9) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 New York Rangers (38-11-10) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
1: NYR, Jean Ratelle 42 (Vic Hadfield, Rod Gilbert), 8:05
DET, Mickey Redmond 35 (Al Karlander, Gary Bergman), 14:45
2: NYR, Rod Gilbert 39 (Vic Hadfield), 1:04
DET, Al Karlander 14 (Alex Delvecchio, Larry Johnston), 2:39
NYR, Jean Ratelle 43 (Brad Park, Gary Doak), 5:28
3: DET, Marcel Dionne 18 (Bill Collins, Larry Johnston), 5:22
NYR, Bobby Rousseau 17 (Vic Hadfield, Jean Ratelle), 12:51 - PP
Penalties:
1: Rod Seiling, NYR [Hooking] 2:20
Larry Johnston, DET [Hooking] 9:12
2: Dale Rolfe, NYR [Tripping] 2:45
Red Berenson, DET [Hooking] 9:58
3: Guy Charron, DET [Hooking] 12:45
Dale Rolfe, NYR [Hooking] 15:36
Penalty time: DET: 6 minutes
NYR: 6 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Larry Johnston | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Arnie Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 5 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Leon Rochefort | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Al Karlander | 15 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Bill Sutherland | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Wall | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bill Collins | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Charron | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Volmar | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Brown | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 27 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gary Doak | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Gene Carr | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 43 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 8-12- 7-27
NYR: 11-19-13-43
Goalies: DET: Andy Brown (L, 0-1-0)
NYR: Ed Giacomin (W, 17-7-7)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Terry Pierce
Attendance: 17,250
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