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Thursday, March 2, 1961 · Boston Garden

Red Wings 2 at Bruins 4

Final

Three Stars

By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.

G 46OVR Bruce Gamble Bruins First Star 43 SV · .956 RC L 66OVR Johnny Bucyk Bruins Second Star 3G · 3 SOG C 68OVR Murray Oliver Bruins Third Star 2A · 6 SOG

Scoring

1st Period

No scoring

2nd Period

  1. 1:15 Andre Pronovost (10) Jimmy Bartlett (6), Murray Oliver (20) DET 0 – 1 BOS
  2. 9:30 Johnny Bucyk (16) Jerry Toppazzini (29), Murray Oliver (21) DET 0 – 2 BOS
  3. 13:05 Johnny Bucyk (17) Don McKenney (19) DET 0 – 3 BOS
  4. 14:56 Johnny Bucyk (18) Jerry Toppazzini (30) DET 0 – 4 BOS

3rd Period

  1. 6:38 Gordie Howe (20) Hank Bassen (1) DET 1 – 4 BOS
  2. 19:19 Allan Johnson (16) Norm Ullman (41), Val Fonteyne (10) DET 2 – 4 BOS

Detroit Red Wings

Player G A SOG +/- GS
Norm Ullman C 0 1 8 0 1.23
Gordie Howe R 1 0 7 -2 0.98
Allan Johnson R 1 0 3 0 0.98
Val Fonteyne L 0 1 0 +1 0.78
Leo Labine R 0 0 4 0 0.30
Parker MacDonald C 0 0 4 0 0.30
Marcel Pronovost D 0 0 4 0 0.30
Howie Glover R 0 0 3 0 0.22
Gerry Melnyk C 0 0 1 0 0.08
Howie Young D 0 0 2 0 0.00
Alex Delvecchio C 0 0 3 -2 -0.08
Vic Stasiuk L 0 0 4 -2 -0.15
Bruce MacGregor C 0 0 0 -1 -0.15
Pete Goegan D 0 0 2 -2 -0.45
Gerry Odrowski D 0 0 0 -2 -0.45
Goalie DEC SA SV GA SV% TOI GS
Hank Bassen L 33 29 4 .879 60:00 -0.10

Boston Bruins

Player G A SOG +/- GS
Johnny Bucyk L 3 0 3 +2 2.78
Murray Oliver C 0 2 6 +2 2.00
Jerry Toppazzini R 0 2 3 +2 1.78
Andre Pronovost L 1 0 3 +1 0.98
Don McKenney C 0 1 1 +1 0.85
Jimmy Bartlett L 0 1 3 +1 0.85
Fern Flaman D 0 0 4 +2 0.45
Dallas Smith D 0 0 2 +1 0.30
Doug Mohns L 0 0 2 +1 0.30
Gary Aldcorn L 0 0 2 0 0.15
Aut Erickson D 0 0 0 +1 0.15
Charlie Burns C 0 0 1 -1 -0.08
Bob Armstrong D 0 0 1 -1 -0.08
Leo Boivin D 0 0 1 0 -0.08
Tom McCarthy L 0 0 0 -1 -0.15
Willie O'Ree L 0 0 1 -1 -0.22
Goalie DEC SA SV GA SV% TOI GS
Bruce Gamble W 45 43 2 .956 60:00 2.80