NHL game summary from April 18, 1974
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (47-28-9) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
 New York Rangers (44-26-14) |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||
| New York Rangers win, 4 games to 2 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | MTL, | Henri Richard 2 (Yvan Cournoyer, Steve Shutt), 9:15 |
| 2: | MTL, | Steve Shutt 5 (Henri Richard, Guy Lafleur), 2:07 |
| NYR, | Bruce MacGregor 6 (Brad Park), 8:41 | |
| NYR, | Bill Fairbairn 1 (Steve Vickers, Gilles Marotte), 9:27 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Jean Ratelle 2 (Rod Gilbert, Ted Irvine), 11:04 |
| NYR, | Pete Stemkowski 3 (Dale Rolfe), 19:06 - EN | |
| NYR, | Pete Stemkowski 4 (Bill Fairbairn, Dale Rolfe), 19:24 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Yvon Lambert, MTL [Elbowing, Fighting] 4:02 |
| Brad Park, NYR [Elbowing, Fighting] 4:02 | |
| Bob Gainey, MTL [Roughing] 4:02 | |
| Jerry Butler, NYR [Roughing] 4:02 | |
| Yvan Cournoyer, MTL [Hooking] 12:54 | |
| Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Interference] 16:09 | |
| Guy Lapointe, MTL [Interference] 17:33 | |
| 2: | Larry Robinson, MTL [Tripping] 2:52 |
| Ron Harris, NYR [Hi-sticking, Roughing double minor] 10:03 | |
| Pete Mahovlich, MTL [Roughing] 10:03 | |
| Jacques Lemaire, MTL [Holding] 10:24 | |
| 3: | Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Interference] 5:33 |
| Steve Shutt, MTL [Slashing] 12:59 | |
| Bill Fairbairn, NYR [Slashing] 12:59 |
Penalty time: MTL: 21 minutes
NYR: 21 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Murray Wilson | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Chuck Lefley | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Michel Larocque | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -17 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -17 | 24 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Ron Harris | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gilles Marotte | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jack Egers | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 5-10- 9-24
NYR: 12-18- 7-37
Goalies: MTL: Michel Larocque (L, 2-4-0)
NYR: Ed Giacomin (W, 4-2-0)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 17,500
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