New York Rangers
at
Buffalo Sabres
Feb 3, 1972 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| New York Rangers |
4 | 36 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
2 | 20 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 01:50 | NYR | Rod Gilbert (34) | Brad Park (35), Gary Doak (7) | 1 - 0 |
| 13:10 | BUF | Eddie Shack (8) | Steve Atkinson (9), Chris Evans (15) | 1 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 00:21 | NYR | Jim Neilson (5) | Walt Tkaczuk (25), Bill Fairbairn (22) | 2 - 1 |
| 07:39 | NYR | Bobby Rousseau (16) PP | Jean Ratelle (52) | 3 - 1 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 01:31 | BUF | Mike Byers (11) | Gilbert Perreault (33) | 3 - 2 |
| 07:06 | NYR | Pete Stemkowski (6) | Rod Gilbert (39) | 4 - 2 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 06:42 | NYR | Walt Tkaczuk | Slashing | 2 |
| 10:41 | BUF | Larry Hillman | Interference | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 07:05 | BUF | Jim Watson | High sticking | 2 |
| 08:36 | NYR | Gary Doak | High sticking | 2 |
| 13:11 | BUF | Eddie Shack | Hooking | 2 |
| 18:44 | NYR | Jim Neilson | Hooking | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 16:30 | NYR | Pete Stemkowski | Tripping | 2 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |  Rod Gilbert |
R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Pete Stemkowski |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Jim Neilson |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Bobby Rousseau |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Jean Ratelle |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Bill Fairbairn |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Walt Tkaczuk |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Brad Park |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Gary Doak |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Dale Rolfe |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Glen Sather |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Vic Hadfield |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Bruce MacGregor |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Gene Carr |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Rod Seiling |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Pierre Jarry |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Ted Irvine |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Gilles Villemure |
W | 20 | 18 | 2 | 60:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 |  Mike Byers |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Eddie Shack |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Chris Evans |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Gilbert Perreault |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Steve Atkinson |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 2 |  Jim Watson |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  Al Hamilton |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Tracy Pratt |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Larry Hillman |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Jim Lorentz |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Danny Lawson |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Rick Martin |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Craig Ramsay |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Gerry Meehan |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Don Luce |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Kevin O'Shea |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Randy Wyrozub |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 |  Roger Crozier |
L | 36 | 32 | 4 | 60:00 |