Buffalo Sabres
at
New York Rangers
Dec 1, 1971 · Madison Square Garden
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres |
2 | 26 |
| New York Rangers |
7 | 42 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 02:46 | NYR | Walt Tkaczuk (5) | Unassisted | 0 - 1 |
| 13:03 | NYR | Gene Carr (6) | Walt Tkaczuk (12), Bill Fairbairn (7) | 0 - 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 14:44 | NYR | Rod Gilbert (14) | Jean Ratelle (22) | 0 - 3 |
| 15:54 | BUF | Gilbert Perreault (11) PP | Rick Martin (14), Phil Goyette (14) | 1 - 3 |
| 18:15 | NYR | Rod Gilbert (15) | Vic Hadfield (20), Gary Doak (2) | 1 - 4 |
| 18:39 | NYR | Ted Irvine (5) | Brad Park (16), Bobby Rousseau (14) | 1 - 5 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 06:25 | BUF | Rick Martin (18) PP | Phil Goyette (15), Gilbert Perreault (21) | 2 - 5 |
| 09:34 | NYR | Jean Ratelle (15) | Vic Hadfield (21), Rod Gilbert (20) | 2 - 6 |
| 14:36 | NYR | Vic Hadfield (18) | Rod Gilbert (21), Jean Ratelle (23) | 2 - 7 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 02:21 | BUF | Chris Evans | Hooking | 2 |
| 15:21 | NYR | Gary Doak | Hooking | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 04:35 | NYR | Gary Doak | Interference | 2 |
| 07:03 | BUF | Don Luce | Tripping | 2 |
| 10:05 | BUF | Steve Atkinson | Hooking | 2 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 |  Rick Martin |
L | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Gilbert Perreault |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Phil Goyette |
C | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  Al Hamilton |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Chris Evans |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Danny Lawson |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Craig Ramsay |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Steve Atkinson |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Gerry Meehan |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Ron Anderson |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Paul Terbenche |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Butch Deadmarsh |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Don Luce |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Terry Ball |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Kevin O'Shea |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Eddie Shack |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 |  Roger Crozier |
L | 42 | 35 | 7 | 60:00 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |  Rod Gilbert |
R | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Jean Ratelle |
C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Vic Hadfield |
L | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Walt Tkaczuk |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Gene Carr |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Ted Irvine |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Bill Fairbairn |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Bobby Rousseau |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Brad Park |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Gary Doak |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Dale Rolfe |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Jim Lorentz |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Glen Sather |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Bruce MacGregor |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Jim Neilson |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Rod Seiling |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Ab DeMarco |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Gilles Villemure |
W | 26 | 24 | 2 | 60:00 |