NHL game summary from April 2, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (46-16-16) |
4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
 New York Rangers (48-17-13) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
1: MTL, Pete Mahovlich 34 (Rejean Houle, Frank Mahovlich), :54
MTL, Jacques Lemaire 32 (Yvan Cournoyer, Frank Mahovlich), 1:19
NYR, Walt Tkaczuk 24 (Bill Fairbairn, Brad Park), 5:30
MTL, Jimmy Roberts 12 (Larry Pleau, Terry Harper), 14:14 - SH
MTL, Pete Mahovlich 35 (Jimmy Roberts), 14:51 - SH
2: NYR, Vic Hadfield 49 (Rod Gilbert, Brad Park), 12:12
NYR, Rod Seiling 5 (Walt Tkaczuk, Bill Fairbairn), 13:32 - SH
3: MTL, Marc Tardif 31 (Pete Mahovlich, Guy Lafleur), 2:47
MTL, Larry Pleau 7 (Guy Lafleur), 8:37
NYR, Brad Park 24 (Bill Fairbairn, Walt Tkaczuk), 13:21
NYR, Vic Hadfield 50 (Rod Seiling, Jim Neilson), 14:46
Penalties:
1: Claude Larose, MTL [Hooking] 13:38
2: Frank Mahovlich, MTL [Slashing] 2:08
Vic Hadfield, NYR [Cross checking] 13:18
3: Brad Park, NYR [Hooking] 10:58
Penalty time: MTL: 4 minutes
NYR: 4 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis DeJordy | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Larry Pleau | 17 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Bob Murdoch | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dale Hoganson | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 3 | 22 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Phil Goyette | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Ron Stewart | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Gene Carr | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ab Demarco | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gilles Villemure | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 46 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 11- 8- 3-22
NYR: 15-12-18-45
Goalies: MTL: Denis DeJordy (W, 3-7-1)
NYR: Ed Giacomin, Gilles Villemure (L, 24-7-4)
Referee: John Ashley
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Malcolm Ashford
Attendance: 17,250
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