All NHL game summaries from December 22, 1970
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (22-6-5) |
1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
 Buffalo Sabres (6-21-5) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | NYR, | Bob Nevin 10 (Dave Balon, Pete Stemkowski), 5:25 |
| BUF, | Phil Goyette 3 (Don Marshall, Eddie Shack), 18:17 - PP | |
| 2: | NYR, | Jack Egers 6 (Rod Gilbert, Jean Ratelle), 5:03 |
| NYR, | Dave Balon 15 (Walt Tkaczuk, Brad Park), 10:18 - PP | |
| NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 8 (Rod Seiling, Dave Balon), 19:31 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Eddie Shack 6 (Don Marshall), 3:28 - PP |
| NYR, | Dave Balon 16 (Arnie Brown), 7:50 | |
| NYR, | Rod Gilbert 8 (Jack Egers), 11:18 | |
| NYR, | Dave Balon 17 (Walt Tkaczuk, Rod Seiling), 12:30 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rod Seiling, NYR [Holding] 2:22 |
| Tracy Pratt, BUF [Roughing] 2:22 | |
| Jim Neilson, NYR [Interference] 16:45 | |
| 2: | Eddie Shack, BUF [Slashing] 2:58 |
| Jean-Guy Talbot, BUF [Holding] 8:32 | |
| Tracy Pratt, BUF [Fighting] 9:59 | |
| Ted Irvine, NYR [Fighting] 9:59 | |
| Brad Park, NYR [Holding] 15:58 | |
| 3: | Jean Ratelle, NYR [Hooking] 2:35 |
| Ron Stewart, NYR [Misconduct] 3:28 | |
| Reg Fleming, BUF [Misconduct] 7:50 | |
| Floyd Smith, BUF [Misconduct] 7:50 | |
| Doug Barrie, BUF [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 14:41 | |
| Ted Irvine, NYR [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 14:41 |
Penalty time: NYR: 30 minutes
BUF: 38 minutes
| 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 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Tim Horton | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Arnie Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Syl Apps | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bob Nevin | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ron Stewart | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Dave Balon | 17 | LW | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jack Egers | 20 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Krulicki | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Robitaille | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 30 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 30 | 36 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Crozier | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Watson | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Tracy Pratt | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -2 | 0 |
| Doug Barrie | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -3 | 2 |
| Al Hamilton | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 5 |
| Reg Fleming | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 0 |
| Phil Goyette | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Skip Krake | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Anderson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Floyd Smith | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Dick Duff | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Andrea | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Marshall | 22 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 9 |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Larry Keenan | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -30 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -30 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 9-18- 9-36
BUF: 13- 7-19-39
Goalies: NYR: Ed Giacomin (W, 12-5-3)
BUF: Roger Crozier (L, 5-14-4)
Referee: Bob Sloan
Linesmen: Willard Norris, John D'Amico
Attendance: 8,712
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Blackhawks (21-6-5) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 California Golden Seals (11-19-2) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | CHI, | Bobby Hull 17, 1:10 |
| CAL, | Bill Hicke 9 (Gary Jarrett, Ted Hampson), 14:35 | |
| 2: | CAL, | Ernie Hicke 9 (Gary Jarrett, Ted Hampson), 2:37 |
| CHI, | Pat Stapleton 3 (Cliff Koroll, Dennis Hull), 4:19 - PP | |
| CAL, | Carol Vadnais 8 (Ron Stackhouse), 19:29 | |
| 3: | CAL, | Ron Stackhouse 2, 10:41 - PP |
| CAL, | Ernie Hicke 10 (Don O'Donoghue), 19:56 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Stan Mikita, CHI [Slashing] 7:22 |
| Gary Jarrett, CAL [Roughing] 8:31 | |
| Jerry Korab, CHI [Roughing] 8:31 | |
| Jerry Korab, CHI [Elbowing] 16:12 | |
| 2: | Tony Featherstone, CAL [Hooking] 4:03 |
| Pit Martin, CHI [Cross checking] 5:14 | |
| Keith Magnuson, CHI [Fighting] 5:14 | |
| Bill Hicke, CAL [Misconduct] 5:14 | |
| Jerry Korab, CHI [Misconduct, Game misconduct] 5:14 | |
| Dennis Hextall, CAL [Roughing, Fighting] 5:14 | |
| Wayne Muloin, CAL [Hi-sticking] 10:30 | |
| Bobby Hull, CHI [Holding] 12:45 | |
| Gary Jarrett, CAL [Slashing] 17:26 | |
| 3: | Chico Maki, CHI [Tripping] 2:39 |
| Dennis Hextall, CAL [Fighting] 10:15 | |
| Pit Martin, CHI [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 10:15 | |
| Ted Hampson, CAL [Hooking] 12:14 | |
| Bobby Hull, CHI [Holding] 14:01 |
Penalty time: CHI: 46 minutes
CAL: 32 minutes
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Desjardins | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill White | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Keith Magnuson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| Lou Angotti | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Pappin | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Hull | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| Dennis Hull | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Doug Mohns | 11 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Stapleton | 12 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bryan Campbell | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Eric Nesterenko | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chico Maki | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Pinder | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dan Maloney | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Jerry Korab | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Shmyr | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 25 | ||||||
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Smith | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Roberts | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Wayne Muloin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dick Mattiussi | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Earl Ingarfield | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry Ehman | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Hicke | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| Ted Hampson | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Don O'Donoghue | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gary Jarrett | 12 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Tony Featherstone | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Norm Ferguson | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ernie Hicke | 20 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 21 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: CHI: 5-11- 9-25
CAL: 12-15- 9-36
Goalies: CHI: Gerry Desjardins (L, 7-2-1)
CAL: Gary Smith (W, 11-17-2)
Referee: Bill Friday
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Rob Waddell
Attendance: 8,692
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