NHL game summary from March 31, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (47-23-7) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Montreal Canadiens (51-10-16) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
1: MTL, Jacques Lemaire 43, 1:33 - PS
MTL, Larry Robinson 2 (Jacques Lemaire, Marc Tardif), 5:11
MTL, Chuck Lefley 21 (Jacques Lemaire, Yvan Cournoyer), 16:24
2: MTL, Murray Wilson 17 (Jacques Lemaire, Pete Mahovlich), 12:30
MTL, Marc Tardif 25 (Rejean Houle), 18:05
3: NYR, Steve Vickers 30 (Gene Carr, Bill Fairbairn), 11:21
Penalties:
1: Bob Murdoch, MTL [Hooking] 13:07
2: Jim Neilson, NYR [Tripping] 6:50
3: Pierre Bouchard, MTL [Hooking] 6:13
Wayne Thomas, MTL [Roughing] 9:14
Bert Marshall, NYR [Tripping] 15:26
Penalty time: NYR: 4 minutes
MTL: 6 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Harris | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Bert Marshall | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gene Carr | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Murphy | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 28 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Murray Wilson | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Murdoch | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Chuck Lefley | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Wayne Thomas | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 16 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 8- 9-11-28
MTL: 11-13- 5-29
Goalies: NYR: Ed Giacomin (L, 26-11-5)
MTL: Wayne Thomas (W, 8-1-0)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, John D'Amico
Attendance: 18,599
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