NHL game summary from October 21, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (4-3-0) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 New York Islanders (1-4-0) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | NYR, | Vic Hadfield 3 (Rod Gilbert, Brad Park), 10:06 - PP |
| NYI, | Craig Cameron 2, 13:42 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Bobby Rousseau 1 (Pete Stemkowski), 7:05 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jim Mair, NYI [Interference] 0:16 |
| Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Slashing] 14:32 | |
| 2: | Billy Smith, NYI [Roughing, Fighting] 0:39 |
| Rod Gilbert, NYR [Roughing, Fighting] 0:39 | |
| Brian Spencer, NYI [Hooking] 6:04 | |
| Bryan Lefley, NYI [Hooking] 9:17 | |
| Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Hooking] 10:27 | |
| Vic Hadfield, NYR [Holding] 14:42 | |
| 3: | Rod Seiling, NYR [Tripping] 10:39 |
| Ken Murray, NYI [Hooking] 17:38 | |
| Pete Stemkowski, NYR [Tripping] 19:58 |
Penalty time: NYR: 17 minutes
NYI: 15 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gene Carr | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Stewart | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Ab Demarco | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gilles Villemure | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 0 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 0 | 33 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Lefley | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Jim Mair | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Ken Murray | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Mikkelson | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Germain Gagnon | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Don Blackburn | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Spencer | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Crisp | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Brian Marchinko | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Lavender | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Miller | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Craig Cameron | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 0 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 0 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 10- 9-14-33
NYI: 6-14- 5-25
Goalies: NYR: Gilles Villemure (W, 3-0-0)
NYI: Billy Smith (L, 1-1-0)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: Ron Finn, John D'Amico
Attendance: 14,665
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