NHL game summary from March 11, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (45-11-11) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
 Detroit Red Wings (29-31-9) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1: | NYR, | Vic Hadfield 43 (Bobby Rousseau, Brad Park), 18:22 - PP |
| NYR, | Pete Stemkowski 9 (Bruce MacGregor, Rod Seiling), 19:48 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | NYR, | Bruce MacGregor 18 (Pete Stemkowski, Ted Irvine), 1:58 |
| NYR, | Bill Fairbairn 20 (Walt Tkaczuk), 9:11 - SH | |
| DET, | Marcel Dionne 22 (Nick Libett), 10:31 - PP | |
| DET, | Marcel Dionne 23, 19:25 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ron Stackhouse, DET [Tripping] 4:06 |
| Vic Hadfield, NYR [Roughing] 4:22 | |
| Dale Rolfe, NYR [Tripping] 14:06 | |
| Arnie Brown, DET [Holding] 17:31 | |
| 2: | Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Tripping] 7:16 |
| Gary Doak, NYR [Slashing] 10:20 | |
| Ron Stewart, NYR [Tripping] 11:45 | |
| Danny Johnson, DET [Hooking] 13:41 | |
| Bench penalty, NYR [Too many men on the ice] 15:52 | |
| 3: | Rod Gilbert, NYR [Tripping] 8:34 |
| Tim Ecclestone, DET [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 16:48 | |
| Bill Fairbairn, NYR [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 16:48 |
Penalty time: NYR: 21 minutes
DET: 13 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Doak | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Ron Stewart | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 14 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Gene Carr | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ab Demarco | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 25 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Johnston | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Arnie Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 5 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Danny Johnson | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Leon Rochefort | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Henry Boucha | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Al Karlander | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Ron Harris | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Wall | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Collins | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Guy Charron | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Al Smith | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 10- 7- 8-25
DET: 11- 5-13-29
Goalies: NYR: Ed Giacomin (W, 21-7-8)
DET: Al Smith (L, 18-20-4)
Referee: Bill Friday
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Terry Pierce
Attendance: 14,282
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