NHL game summary from December 4, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (16-4-4) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (10-14-2) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | PIT, | Ken Schinkel 5 (Rick Kessell, Bryan Hextall), 2:04 - PP |
| 2: | NYR, | Rod Gilbert 16 (Jean Ratelle, Vic Hadfield), 8:08 |
| PIT, | Bryan Hextall 8 (Ken Schinkel, Darryl Edestrand), 9:31 | |
| NYR, | Rod Gilbert 17 (Jean Ratelle), 15:59 | |
| PIT, | Bob Leiter 8 (Jean Pronovost, Greg Polis), 16:36 | |
| 3: | PIT, | Jean Pronovost 7 (Bob Leiter, Greg Polis), 19:08 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jim Neilson, NYR [Hooking] 1:37 |
| Dale Rolfe, NYR [Tripping] 12:41 | |
| Vic Hadfield, NYR [Roughing] 17:10 | |
| Nick Harbaruk, PIT [Roughing] 17:10 | |
| 2: | Greg Polis, PIT [Tripping] 11:16 |
| 3: | Vic Hadfield, NYR [Hi-sticking] 1:36 |
| Vic Hadfield, NYR [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 14:20 | |
| Bryan Watson, PIT [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 14:20 | |
| Rod Gilbert, NYR [Roughing] 14:20 | |
| Bob Leiter, PIT [Roughing] 14:20 |
Penalty time: NYR: 17 minutes
PIT: 13 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 | -1 | 1 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Pierre Jarry | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 4 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Gene Carr | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Ab Demarco | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 34 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Woytowich | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 1 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Val Fonteyne | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith McCreary | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rick Kessell | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| John Stewart | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Leiter | 23 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Noris | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Rutherford | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 8-18- 8-34
PIT: 8- 8- 7-23
Goalies: NYR: Ed Giacomin (L, 8-3-2)
PIT: Jim Rutherford (W, 4-3-0)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Ron Hoggarth
Attendance: 9,662
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