NHL game summary from December 25, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (23-5-6) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Minnesota North Stars (20-10-4) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | MIN, | Craig Cameron 2 (Charlie Burns), 19:45 |
| 2: | NYR, | Bobby Rousseau 14 (Bruce MacGregor), 4:53 |
| NYR, | Jean Ratelle 22 (Brad Park, Dale Rolfe), 19:11 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bill Goldsworthy, MIN [Hi-sticking] 3:18 |
| Bruce MacGregor, NYR [Slashing] 3:18 | |
| Barry Gibbs, MIN [Holding] 6:28 | |
| Jude Drouin, MIN [Fighting] 17:27 | |
| Rod Seiling, NYR [Fighting] 17:27 | |
| J.P. Parise, MIN [Roughing] 20:00 | |
| Bruce MacGregor, NYR [Roughing] 20:00 | |
| 2: | Brad Park, NYR [Charging] 16:26 |
| Doug Mohns, MIN [Slashing] 17:15 | |
| Ed Giacomin, NYR [Slashing] 17:15 | |
| 3: | Ted Irvine, NYR [Tripping] 6:48 |
| Danny Grant, MIN [Holding] 9:27 |
Penalty time: NYR: 15 minutes
MIN: 15 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gene Carr | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Ab Demarco | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 38 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gump Worsley | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ted Harris | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Mohns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| Charlie Burns | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Ted Hampson | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jude Drouin | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Nevin | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Cameron | 28 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dean Prentice | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 11-16-11-38
MIN: 10- 7- 6-23
Goalies: NYR: Ed Giacomin (W, 10-4-4)
MIN: Gump Worsley (L, 8-4-4)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Ron Hoggarth, Terry Pierce
Attendance: 15,404
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