Sunday, December 27, 1970 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Red Wings 2 at Sabres 5
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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7:32
Gordie Howe (13) PPG Alex Delvecchio (25), Frank Mahovlich (16) DET 1 – 0 BUF
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9:18
Tom Webster (14) PPG Alex Delvecchio (26), Gordie Howe (10) DET 2 – 0 BUF
2nd Period
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11:34
Steve Atkinson (3) Gerry Meehan (12), Doug Barrie (1) DET 2 – 1 BUF
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18:29
Floyd Smith (2) SHG Al Hamilton (8) DET 2 – 2 BUF
3rd Period
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6:27
Donnie Marshall (5) Skip Krake (1), Doug Barrie (2) DET 2 – 3 BUF
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9:03
Paul Andrea (4) PPG Eddie Shack (6), Gilbert Perreault (10) DET 2 – 4 BUF
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13:37
Steve Atkinson (4) Dick Duff (5) DET 2 – 5 BUF
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Delvecchio C | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1.63 |
| Gordie Howe R | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1.60 |
| Frank Mahovlich L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.70 |
| Tom Webster R | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0.38 |
| Wayne Connelly C | 0 | 0 | 9 | -2 | 0.37 |
| Bruce MacGregor C | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0.15 |
| Billy Dea L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dale Rolfe D | 0 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 0.00 |
| Larry Brown D | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0.00 |
| Serge Lajeunesse D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Hank Monteith L | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Gerry Hart D | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Rene Leclerc R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.15 |
| Ron Harris D | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | -0.15 |
| Nick Libett L | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | -0.30 |
| Garry Unger C | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | -0.37 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don McLeod | L | 20 | 15 | 5 | .750 | 60:00 | -2.25 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Atkinson R | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 1.80 |
| Doug Barrie D | 0 | 2 | 0 | +3 | 1.70 |
| Floyd Smith R | 1 | 0 | 4 | +1 | 1.20 |
| Gerry Meehan C | 0 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1.08 |
| Donnie Marshall L | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 1.05 |
| Dick Duff L | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0.93 |
| Eddie Shack L | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.85 |
| Paul Andrea R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.83 |
| Al Hamilton D | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0.63 |
| Gilbert Perreault C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.48 |
| Jean-Guy Talbot D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0.30 |
| Phil Goyette C | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.22 |
| Ron Anderson R | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0.22 |
| Larry Keenan L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jim Watson D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0.00 |
| Tracy Pratt D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0.00 |
| Reg Fleming D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0.00 |
| Skip Krake C | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | -0.12 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Daley | W | 46 | 44 | 2 | .957 | 60:00 | 2.90 |