Tuesday, October 17, 1961 · Chicago Stadium
Bruins 3 at Blackhawks 5
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
No scoring
2nd Period
-
13:36
Gerry Melnyk
(1)
Bobby Hull (1), Murray Balfour (1)
BOS 0 – 1 CHI
-
14:03
Bobby Hull
(1)
Gerry Melnyk (2), Murray Balfour (2)
BOS 0 – 2 CHI
-
14:54
Stan Mikita
(1)
PPG
Kenny Wharram (1), Pierre Pilote (1)
BOS 0 – 3 CHI
3rd Period
-
2:35
Terry Gray
(2)
Unassisted
BOS 1 – 3 CHI
-
6:20
Johnny Bucyk
(3)
Doug Mohns (1), Cliff Pennington (4)
BOS 2 – 3 CHI
-
8:39
Ron Murphy
(2)
Eric Nesterenko (1), Bronco Horvath (2)
BOS 2 – 4 CHI
-
18:15
Bronco Horvath
(1)
Eric Nesterenko (2), Ron Murphy (1)
BOS 2 – 5 CHI
-
18:35
Charlie Burns
(1)
Johnny Bucyk (3), Leo Boivin (1)
BOS 3 – 5 CHI
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Bucyk L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.53 |
| Charlie Burns C | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.98 |
| Cliff Pennington C | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.85 |
| Leo Boivin D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0.85 |
| Terry Gray R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.83 |
| Doug Mohns L | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0.63 |
| Andre Pronovost L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Murray Oliver C | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.00 |
| Don McKenney C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jerry Toppazzini R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dick Meissner R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ted Green D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0.00 |
| Pat Stapleton D | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0.00 |
| Dallas Smith D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Bob Armstrong D | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Orland Kurtenbach C | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.22 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Head | L | 28 | 23 | 5 | .821 | 60:00 | -1.45 |
Chicago Blackhawks
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Melnyk C | 1 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 1.90 |
| Bobby Hull L | 1 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 1.90 |
| Murray Balfour R | 0 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 1.78 |
| Bronco Horvath C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.53 |
| Ron Murphy L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.53 |
| Eric Nesterenko R | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.18 |
| Stan Mikita C | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.75 |
| Pierre Pilote D | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0.63 |
| Jack Evans D | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0.45 |
| Dollard St. Laurent D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0.45 |
| Kenny Wharram R | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0.32 |
| Ab McDonald L | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 0.30 |
| Bob Turner D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Reg Fleming D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Moose Vasko D | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | -0.15 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Hall | W | 23 | 20 | 3 | .870 | 60:00 | -0.25 |