← Stanley Cup Final, 1971-72 playoffs
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New York Rangers
Stanley Cup Final, Game 3 · May 4, 1972 · Madison Square Garden
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 34 | |
| 5 | 39 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 01:22 | NYR | Brad Park (3) PP | Vic Hadfield (9), Bill Fairbairn (6) | 0 - 1 |
| 11:19 | NYR | Rod Gilbert (6) PP | Brad Park (5), Bobby Rousseau (10) | 0 - 2 |
| 13:00 | NYR | Brad Park (4) PP | Rod Gilbert (8) | 0 - 3 |
| 14:04 | BOS | Mike Walton (6) | Carol Vadnais (2) | 1 - 3 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 01:10 | BOS | Bobby Orr (2) | Dallas Smith (4), Wayne Cashman (7) | 2 - 3 |
| 03:46 | NYR | Rod Gilbert (7) | Bobby Rousseau (11), Brad Park (6) | 2 - 4 |
| 19:23 | NYR | Pete Stemkowski (4) | Bruce MacGregor (5), Ted Irvine (3) | 2 - 5 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 00:12 | BOS | Dallas Smith | Hooking | 2 |
| 02:09 | NYR | Ted Irvine | Cross checking | 2 |
| 04:39 | NYR | Glen Sather | Roughing | 2 |
| 07:17 | NYR | Jim Neilson | Boarding | 2 |
| 09:35 | BOS | Garnet Bailey | Hooking | 2 |
| 12:43 | BOS | Bobby Orr | High sticking | 2 |
| 15:20 | NYR | Dale Rolfe | Holding | 2 |
| 18:15 | BOS | Carol Vadnais | High sticking | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 04:28 | NYR | Rod Gilbert | Interference | 2 |
| 09:24 | NYR | Dale Rolfe | Tripping | 2 |
| 09:49 | BOS | Mike Walton | Tripping | 2 |
| 12:35 | BOS | Ken Hodge | Hooking | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 02:17 | NYR | Pete Stemkowski | Slashing | 2 |
| 07:38 | NYR | Ted Irvine | Boarding | 2 |
| 10:50 | BOS | Don Marcotte | High sticking | 2 |
| 10:50 | NYR | Rod Gilbert | High sticking | 2 |
| 12:00 | BOS | Derek Sanderson | Slashing | 2 |
| 12:00 | NYR | Rod Seiling | Holding | 2 |
| 19:59 | BOS | Derek Sanderson | Misconduct | 10 |
Boston Bruins
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 12 | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 15 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 9 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 9 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 17 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 18 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 19 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 21 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 26 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 88 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | L | 39 | 34 | 5 | 59:45 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | D | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 7 | R | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 22 | R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 11 | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 27 | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 10 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | W | 34 | 32 | 2 | 60:00 |