NHL game summary from December 5, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (10-13-3) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Colorado Rockies (4-18-5) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | COL, | Paul Gagne 4 (Merlin Malinowski, Joe Cirella), 13:11 |
| 2: | NYR, | Mark Pavelich 8 (Tom Younghans, Barry Beck), 6:25 - SH |
| NYR, | Jere Gillis 3 (Dave Maloney, Mike Allison), 13:21 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bench penalty, NYR [Too many men on the ice] 4:35 |
| Tom Laidlaw, NYR [Hi-sticking] 13:59 | |
| 2: | Dave Cameron, COL [Holding] 0:10 |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Hooking] 5:08 | |
| Bob Lorimer, COL [Holding] 13:52 | |
| 3: | Nick Fotiu, NYR [Hi-sticking] 5:58 |
Penalty time: NYR: 8 minutes
COL: 4 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Laidlaw | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jere Gillis | 6 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Allison | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Silk | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Ed Hospodar | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Hickey | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Peter Wallin | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Rogers | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Reijo Ruotsalainen | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Andre Dore | 33 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Vanbiesbrouck | 34 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 39 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Pavelich | 40 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 4 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 4 | 41 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Cirella | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Rob Ramage | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Cameron | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob MacMillan | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Tambellini | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Brent Ashton | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Merlin Malinowski | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Gagne | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Miller | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dwight Foster | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Joel Quenneville | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wensink | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Hughes | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Veli-Pekka Ketola | 31 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 11-20-10-41
COL: 9- 9-12-30
Goalies: NYR: John Vanbiesbrouck (W, 1-0-0)
COL: Glenn Resch (L, 4-9-4)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Ron Foyt, Wayne Forsey
Attendance: 10,849
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