NHL game summary from February 22, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (39-11-10) |
1 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
 Montreal Canadiens (33-14-12) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | MTL, | Larry Pleau 6, 2:19 |
| MTL, | Pete Mahovlich 24 (Yvan Cournoyer, Guy Lapointe), 6:01 - PP | |
| MTL, | Pete Mahovlich 25 (Frank Mahovlich, Jacques Laperriere), 8:27 - SH | |
| NYR, | Vic Hadfield 38 (Rod Gilbert, Bobby Rousseau), 11:31 - PP | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | NYR, | Jean Ratelle 44 (Rod Gilbert, Brad Park), 5:28 |
| NYR, | Brad Park 18, 10:11 | |
| NYR, | Pete Stemkowski 7 (Walt Tkaczuk, Bill Fairbairn), 12:25 | |
| NYR, | Jim Neilson 6 (Bruce MacGregor), 14:09 | |
| NYR, | Jean Ratelle 45, 15:36 | |
| NYR, | Vic Hadfield 39 (Bill Fairbairn, Jean Ratelle), 19:12 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Slashing] 5:33 |
| Serge Savard, MTL [Holding] 6:31 | |
| Marc Tardif, MTL [Holding] 11:23 | |
| Claude Larose, MTL [Hooking] 12:08 | |
| 2: | Gary Doak, NYR [Hi-sticking] 13:52 |
| Rod Seiling, NYR [Holding] 18:10 | |
| 3: | Bruce MacGregor, NYR [Tripping] 6:52 |
Penalty time: NYR: 8 minutes
MTL: 6 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gary Doak | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Dorey | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Gene Carr | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 36 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.C. Tremblay | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Larry Pleau | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -21 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -21 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 8-11-17-36
MTL: 8- 9- 8-25
Goalies: NYR: Ed Giacomin (W, 18-7-7)
MTL: Ken Dryden (L, 28-6-12)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Bob Kilger
Attendance: 18,754
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