NHL game summary from February 7, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (7-44-5) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 New York Rangers (37-13-4) |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
1: NYR, Bruce MacGregor 11 (Brad Park, Dale Rolfe), 4:08
NYR, Walt Tkaczuk 19 (Bill Fairbairn, Steve Vickers), 10:52 - PP
2: NYR, Jean Ratelle 27 (Rod Gilbert, Brad Park), 1:14 - PP
3: NYR, Walt Tkaczuk 20 (Steve Vickers, Dale Rolfe), 17:19
NYR, Bill Fairbairn 22 (Brad Park, Walt Tkaczuk), 17:47
NYR, Vic Hadfield 21 (Bobby Rousseau, Jean Ratelle), 19:45 - PP
Penalties:
1: Gerry Hart, NYI [Tripping] 10:19
Pete Stemkowski, NYR [Hooking] 11:18
Gerry Hart, NYI [Slashing] 11:18
Brian Spencer, NYI [Interference] 19:27
2: Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Hooking] 16:19
3: Neil Nicholson, NYI [Holding] 0:25
Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Hooking] 3:02
Terry Crisp, NYI [Holding] 6:45
Jim Neilson, NYR [Holding] 9:06
Gerry Hart, NYI [Interference] 18:18
Penalty time: NYI: 12 minutes
NYR: 8 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 3 |
| Jim Mair | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Mikkelson | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Germain Gagnon | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Blackburn | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Brian Spencer | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Terry Crisp | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ralph Stewart | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tom Miller | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Craig Cameron | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Neil Nicholson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Arnie Brown | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Cook | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gerry Desjardins | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 25 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Ron Harris | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ab Demarco | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 44 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 8-12- 5-25
NYR: 12-12-20-44
Goalies: NYI: Gerry Desjardins (L, 3-25-2)
NYR: Ed Giacomin (W, 22-7-2)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Bob Mclaren
Attendance: 17,500
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