Buffalo Sabres
at
New York Rangers
Mar 23, 1971 · Madison Square Garden
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres |
2 | 23 |
| New York Rangers |
7 | 50 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 08:29 | NYR | Bruce MacGregor (16) | Jim Neilson (21), Pete Stemkowski (28) | 0 - 1 |
| 15:25 | NYR | Bob Nevin (19) | Dave Balon (23), Walt Tkaczuk (44) | 0 - 2 |
| 17:03 | BUF | Phil Goyette (13) | Kevin O'Shea (4), Donnie Marshall (25) | 1 - 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 17:15 | NYR | Jim Neilson (8) | Walt Tkaczuk (45) | 1 - 3 |
| 18:05 | NYR | Ted Irvine (19) | Tim Horton (16) | 1 - 4 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 02:51 | NYR | Vic Hadfield (18) | Jean Ratelle (41), Rod Gilbert (28) | 1 - 5 |
| 10:14 | BUF | Steve Atkinson (18) | Larry Keenan (20), Doug Barrie (20) | 2 - 5 |
| 12:16 | NYR | Vic Hadfield (19) | Rod Gilbert (29), Jean Ratelle (42) | 2 - 6 |
| 19:30 | NYR | Glen Sather (9) | Jim Neilson (22), Rod Seiling (19) | 2 - 7 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 04:21 | BUF | Tracy Pratt | Tripping | 2 |
| 10:29 | NYR | Brad Park | Holding | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 04:21 | NYR | Vic Hadfield | Elbowing | 2 |
| 07:22 | BUF | Gerry Meehan | Holding | 2 |
| 11:20 | NYR | Jim Neilson | Elbowing | 2 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 |  Phil Goyette |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Steve Atkinson |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  Doug Barrie |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Kevin O'Shea |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Donnie Marshall |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Larry Keenan |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 2 |  Jim Watson |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  Al Hamilton |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Tracy Pratt |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Dick Duff |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Reg Fleming |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Gilbert Perreault |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Skip Krake |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Gerry Meehan |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Ron Anderson |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  Floyd Smith |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Eddie Shack |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Jean-Guy Talbot |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 |  Dave Dryden |
L | 50 | 43 | 7 | 60:00 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 |  Jim Neilson |
D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Vic Hadfield |
L | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Rod Gilbert |
R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Jean Ratelle |
C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Walt Tkaczuk |
C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Bob Nevin |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Glen Sather |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Bruce MacGregor |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Ted Irvine |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 2 |  Tim Horton |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Pete Stemkowski |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Rod Seiling |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Dave Balon |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  Larry Brown |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Dale Rolfe |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Bill Fairbairn |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Brad Park |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Ron Stewart |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Gilles Villemure |
W | 23 | 21 | 2 | 60:00 |