The New York Rangers eked out a victory over the Montreal Canadiens, 3 to 2, in Game 1 of the 1972 playoff series on April 5, 1972.

Canadiens

0-1-0

1-0-0

Team

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

MTL

NYR

Bill Fairbairn (PP) assisted by Brad Park and Vic Hadfield

Claude Larose (EV) unassisted

Vic Hadfield (EV) assisted by Bobby Rousseau and Rod Gilbert

3rd period

MTL

NYR

Frank Mahovlich (EV) assisted by Guy Lafleur and Peter Mahovlich

Vic Hadfield (EV) assisted by Bobby Rousseau

Canadiens

Rangers

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Canadiens

Rangers

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Ken Dryden (L) K. Dryden	0	1	0	37	34	.919	3	3.00	0	60

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	S	S%
Yvan Cournoyer Y. Cournoyer	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Rejean Houle R. Houle	0	0	0	-2	2	0
Guy Lafleur G. Lafleur	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0.0
Jacques Laperriere J. Laperriere	0	0	0	0	2	0
Guy Lapointe G. Lapointe	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Claude Larose C. Larose	1	0	1	+1	0	3	33.3
Jacques Lemaire J. Lemaire	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
Frank Mahovlich F. Mahovlich	1	0	1	0	0	2	50.0
Peter Mahovlich P. Mahovlich	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0.0
Henri Richard H. Richard	0	0	0	+1	0	0
Jimmy Roberts J. Roberts	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Serge Savard S. Savard	0	0	0	0	6	1	0.0
J.C. Tremblay	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Ed Giacomin (W) E. Giacomin	1	0	0	19	17	.895	2	2.00	0	60

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	GWG	S	S%
Gene Carr G. Carr	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Bill Fairbairn B. Fairbairn	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	50.0
Rod Gilbert R. Gilbert	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Phil Goyette P. Goyette	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Vic Hadfield V. Hadfield	2	1	3	+2	2	0	1	1	8	25.0
Ted Irvine T. Irvine	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Bruce MacGregor B. MacGregor	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
Jim Neilson J. Neilson	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Brad Park B. Park	0	1	1	-1	2	0	1	0	3	0.0
Dale Rolfe D. Rolfe	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	3	0.0
Bobby Rousseau B. Rousseau	0	2	2	+1	2	0	0	0	0
Glen Sather G. Sather	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0
Rod Seiling R. Seiling	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Pete Stemkowski P. Stemkowski	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Ron Stewart R. Stewart	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Walt Tkaczuk W. Tkaczuk	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0