NHL game summary from March 2, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (43-11-10) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
 Buffalo Sabres (13-37-15) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
1: no scoring
2: BUF, Gerry Meehan 14 (Tracy Pratt, Jim Lorentz), :55
NYR, Walt Tkaczuk 19, 9:57
BUF, Jim Lorentz 8 (Gerry Meehan, Larry Hillman), 10:28
NYR, Dale Rolfe 2 (Bobby Rousseau), 15:03
NYR, Vic Hadfield 42 (Rod Gilbert, Bobby Rousseau), 18:17
3: NYR, Bill Fairbairn 18 (Rod Seiling), 19:20 - EN
BUF, Eddie Shack 11 (Gerry Meehan, Jim Lorentz), 19:52
Penalties:
1: Al Hamilton, BUF 15:20
Gene Carr, NYR 17:41
2: Don Luce, BUF 8:12
Ted Irvine, NYR 8:12
Larry Hillman, BUF 11:15
Vic Hadfield, NYR 11:15
3: Pete Stemkowski, NYR 7:02
Penalty time: NYR: 8 minutes
BUF: 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gary Doak | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Gene Carr | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 4 | 30 | ||||||
| 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 | -1 | 5 |
| Mike Robitaille | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Tracy Pratt | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Hillman | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Al Hamilton | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Danny Lawson | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 3 |
| Mike Byers | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Butch Deadmarsh | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Evans | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Wyrozub | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 10-13- 7-30
BUF: 7-12- 8-27
Goalies: NYR: Ed Giacomin (W, 20-7-7)
BUF: Roger Crozier (L, 10-31-13)
Referee: Bill Friday
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Willard Norris
Attendance: 15,360
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