New York Rangers
at
Buffalo Sabres
Mar 2, 1972 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 30 | |
| 3 | 27 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 00:55 | BUF | Gerry Meehan (14) | Tracy Pratt (5), Jim Lorentz (9) | 0 - 1 |
| 09:57 | NYR | Walt Tkaczuk (19) | Unassisted | 1 - 1 |
| 10:28 | BUF | Jim Lorentz (8) | Gerry Meehan (23), Larry Hillman (9) | 1 - 2 |
| 15:03 | NYR | Dale Rolfe (2) | Bobby Rousseau (29) | 2 - 2 |
| 18:17 | NYR | Vic Hadfield (42) | Rod Gilbert (53), Bobby Rousseau (30) | 3 - 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 19:20 | NYR | Bill Fairbairn (18) | Rod Seiling (30) | 4 - 2 |
| 19:52 | BUF | Eddie Shack (11) | Gerry Meehan (24), Jim Lorentz (10) | 4 - 3 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 15:20 | BUF | Al Hamilton | Holding | 2 |
| 17:41 | NYR | Gene Carr | Charging | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 08:12 | BUF | Don Luce | Roughing | 2 |
| 08:12 | NYR | Ted Irvine | Roughing | 2 |
| 11:15 | BUF | Larry Hillman | Interference | 2 |
| 11:15 | NYR | Vic Hadfield | High sticking | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 07:20 | NYR | Pete Stemkowski | Tripping | 2 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 11 | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 7 | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 15 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 10 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 11 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 27 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | W | 27 | 24 | 3 | 60:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 23 | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 9 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 10 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 12 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 12 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 20 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | L | 29 | 26 | 3 | 59:36 |