NHL game summary from April 5, 1970
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (40-21-15) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 New York Rangers (38-22-16) |
4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 1: | NYR, | Rod Gilbert 15 (Arnie Brown, Jean Ratelle), :36 |
| DET, | Gary Bergman 6 (Wayne Connelly, Nick Libett), 3:08 | |
| NYR, | Jack Egers 2 (Bob Nevin, Arnie Brown), 8:25 - PP | |
| NYR, | Dave Balon 31 (Walt Tkaczuk, Arnie Brown), 12:31 | |
| NYR, | Jack Egers 3 (Tim Horton), 17:48 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Rod Gilbert 16 (Jean Ratelle, Brad Park), :20 |
| DET, | Frank Mahovlich 38 (Alex Delvecchio, Carl Brewer), 4:21 | |
| NYR, | Ron Stewart 13 (Orland Kurtenbach, Bob Nevin), 7:38 | |
| NYR, | Ron Stewart 14 (Arnie Brown, Orland Kurtenbach), 18:35 | |
| DET, | Pete Stemkowski 25 (Bruce MacGregor), 19:01 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Dave Balon 32, 1:21 |
| NYR, | Dave Balon 33 (Ron Stewart, Rod Seiling), 9:48 - SH | |
| DET, | Gordie Howe 31 (Carl Brewer), 17:29 - SH | |
| DET, | Nick Libett 20, 19:05 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pete Stemkowski, DET 6:26 |
| Al Karlander, DET 12:07 | |
| 2: | Ron Harris, DET 0:36 |
| Garry Unger, DET 12:05 | |
| 3: | Rod Seiling, NYR 1:31 |
| Poul Popiel, DET 5:55 | |
| Bob Nevin, NYR 8:32 | |
| Carl Brewer, DET 13:15 | |
| Pete Stemkowski, DET 16:02 |
Penalty time: DET: 14 minutes
NYR: 4 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Crozier | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Poul Popiel | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Baun | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Carl Brewer | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Gordie Howe | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gary Croteau | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Al Karlander | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Harris | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Wayne Connelly | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Billy Dea | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 22 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Tim Horton | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Arnie Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Bob Nevin | 8 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ron Stewart | 12 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Don Luce | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Balon | 17 | LW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jack Egers | 20 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 25 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 7 | 65 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 7 | 65 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 7- 8- 7-22
NYR: 17-22-26-65
Goalies: DET: Roger Crozier (L, 16-6-9)
NYR: Ed Giacomin (W, 35-21-14)
Referee: Bill Friday
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, John D'Amico
Attendance: 17,250
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