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Quarterfinals, Game 4 · Apr 9, 1972 · Montreal Forum
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| New York Rangers |
6 | 29 |
| Montréal Canadiens |
4 | 33 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 04:47 | NYR | Bill Fairbairn (3) PP | Bobby Rousseau (3), Brad Park (2) | 1 - 0 |
| 07:24 | NYR | Bobby Rousseau (1) | Dale Rolfe (2) | 2 - 0 |
| 11:22 | MTL | Jacques Lemaire (1) | Guy Lafleur (2), Marc Tardif (2) | 2 - 1 |
| 13:48 | NYR | Bobby Rousseau (2) | Bruce MacGregor (2), Jim Neilson (1) | 3 - 1 |
| 18:15 | MTL | Marc Tardif (2) | Guy Lafleur (3) | 3 - 2 |
| 19:41 | NYR | Vic Hadfield (3) | Pete Stemkowski (4), Bill Fairbairn (2) | 4 - 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 13:21 | MTL | Yvan Cournoyer (1) | Frank Mahovlich (2), J.C. Tremblay (2) | 4 - 3 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 05:48 | MTL | Terry Harper (1) | Henri Richard (2), Guy Lapointe (1) | 4 - 4 |
| 14:55 | NYR | Pete Stemkowski (1) | Unassisted | 5 - 4 |
| 19:26 | NYR | Ted Irvine (2) | Jim Neilson (2), Bruce MacGregor (3) | 6 - 4 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 04:08 | MTL | Peter Mahovlich | Roughing | 2 |
| 05:25 | NYR | Jim Neilson | Hooking | 2 |
| 06:20 | MTL | Peter Mahovlich | Holding | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 02:56 | NYR | Dale Rolfe | Tripping | 2 |
| 18:12 | MTL | Serge Savard | Hooking | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 00:51 | MTL | Marc Tardif | High sticking | 2 |
| 00:51 | MTL | Marc Tardif | Fighting | 5 |
| 00:51 | NYR | Bill Fairbairn | High sticking | 2 |
| 00:51 | NYR | Bill Fairbairn | Fighting | 5 |
| 00:51 | NYR | Walt Tkaczuk | Game misconduct | 10 |
| 07:55 | MTL | Claude Larose | Fighting | 5 |
| 07:55 | NYR | Glen Sather | Fighting | 5 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 |  Bobby Rousseau |
R | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Pete Stemkowski |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Bill Fairbairn |
R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Bruce MacGregor |
C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Jim Neilson |
D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Vic Hadfield |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Ted Irvine |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Dale Rolfe |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Brad Park |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Rod Gilbert |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Phil Goyette |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Glen Sather |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Gene Carr |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Rod Seiling |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Walt Tkaczuk |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Ron Stewart |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Gary Doak |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 |  Ed Giacomin |
W | 33 | 29 | 4 | 60:00 |
Montréal Canadiens
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 |  Marc Tardif |
L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Guy Lafleur |
R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Terry Harper |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Yvan Cournoyer |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Jacques Lemaire |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  J.C. Tremblay |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Henri Richard |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Guy Lapointe |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Frank Mahovlich |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Peter Mahovlich |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Claude Larose |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Rejean Houle |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  Lawrence Pleau |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Serge Savard |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Bob Murdoch |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Pierre Bouchard |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Jimmy Roberts |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 |  Ken Dryden |
L | 28 | 23 | 5 | 59:31 |