NHL game summary from December 5, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (7-16-4) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 New York Rangers (17-4-4) |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 1: | VAN, | Dale Tallon 5 (Fred Speck, Dennis Kearns), 2:29 |
| NYR, | Jim Neilson 2 (Jean Ratelle, Rod Gilbert), 6:55 | |
| VAN, | Wayne Connelly 7 (Andre Boudrias, Dave Balon), 15:02 - PP | |
| NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 6 (Brad Park), 17:56 - PP | |
| 2: | NYR, | Rod Gilbert 18 (Jean Ratelle, Brad Park), 9:35 |
| NYR, | Jean Ratelle 16 (Gary Doak, Rod Seiling), 13:14 | |
| NYR, | Vic Hadfield 19 (Rod Seiling, Jean Ratelle), 13:41 | |
| VAN, | Ron Stewart 1 (Ted Taylor, Jocelyn Guevremont), 14:16 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Gary Doak 1 (Rod Gilbert, Vic Hadfield), 18:55 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bill Fairbairn, NYR [Interference] 13:15 |
| Wayne Connelly, VAN [Tripping] 17:29 | |
| 2: | Gilles Villemure, NYR [Delay of game] 5:11 |
| 3: | Gene Carr, NYR [Hooking] 6:07 |
Penalty time: VAN: 2 minutes
NYR: 6 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunc Wilson | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Barry Wilkins | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| John Schella | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Wayne Connelly | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Dale Tallon | 9 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Fred Speck | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Wayne Maki | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Stewart | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosaire Paiement | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ted Taylor | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Ward | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Balon | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 19 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 19 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Gary Doak | 3 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Pierre Jarry | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Gene Carr | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ab Demarco | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilles Villemure | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 5- 4-10-19
NYR: 12-13-12-37
Goalies: VAN: Dunc Wilson (L, 4-9-1)
NYR: Gilles Villemure (W, 9-1-2)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Bob Kilger
Attendance: 17,250
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