NHL game summary from December 26, 1970
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (23-7-5) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
 Detroit Red Wings (11-18-4) |
1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 1: | DET, | Gordie Howe 11 (Garry Unger, Frank Mahovlich), 6:19 |
| NYR, | Dave Balon 18 (Jim Neilson, Walt Tkaczuk), 11:46 | |
| NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 10 (Dave Balon, Bill Fairbairn), 18:18 | |
| 2: | DET, | Garry Unger 9 (Gary Bergman), 1:08 |
| NYR, | Dave Balon 19, 6:57 | |
| NYR, | Ted Irvine 10 (Arnie Brown), 15:16 | |
| 3: | DET, | Gordie Howe 12 (Alex Delvecchio, Tom Webster), 1:44 - PP |
| DET, | Hank Monteith 3 (Bruce MacGregor), 2:59 | |
| DET, | Nick Libett 5 (Garry Unger, Larry Brown), 11:56 | |
| DET, | Wayne Connelly 4 (Bruce MacGregor), 19:36 - EN | |
| DET, | Hank Monteith 4 (Bruce MacGregor, Gerry Hart), 19:43 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Jim Neilson, NYR [Holding] 1:18 | |
| Jack Egers, NYR [Hi-sticking] 3:51 | ||
| Gerry Hart, DET [Hooking] 3:51 | ||
Penalty time: NYR: 4 minutes
DET: 2 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Tim Horton | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arnie Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Bob Nevin | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ron Stewart | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Balon | 17 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Jack Egers | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jim Krulicki | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 38 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dale Rolfe | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Larry Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Serge Lajeunesse | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tom Webster | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gordie Howe | 9 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Don Luce | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 12 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rene Leclerc | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Harris | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Connelly | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Gerry Hart | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Hank Monteith | 19 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Billy Dea | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jim Rutherford | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 15-12-11-38
DET: 7-10-11-28
Goalies: NYR: Ed Giacomin (L, 12-6-3)
DET: Jim Rutherford (W, 1-3-1)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, George Ashley
Attendance: 13,641
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