Tuesday, February 23, 1971 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Bruins 6 at Sabres 3
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
-
18:18
Derek Sanderson
(22)
Wayne Carleton (15), Dallas Smith (28)
BOS 1 – 0 BUF
2nd Period
-
0:31
John McKenzie
(20)
Bobby Orr (72), Johnny Bucyk (45)
BOS 2 – 0 BUF
-
1:55
Steve Atkinson
(12)
Gerry Meehan (25), Dick Duff (13)
BOS 2 – 1 BUF
-
5:02
Johnny Bucyk
(38)
John McKenzie (33)
BOS 3 – 1 BUF
-
6:02
Phil Esposito
(51)
Ken Hodge (51), Wayne Cashman (45)
BOS 4 – 1 BUF
-
12:34
Ken Hodge
(37)
Dallas Smith (29)
BOS 5 – 1 BUF
-
18:23
Gilbert Perreault
(30)
Floyd Smith (10), Al Hamilton (16)
BOS 5 – 2 BUF
3rd Period
-
0:38
Bobby Orr
(29)
Johnny Bucyk (46), Dallas Smith (30)
BOS 6 – 2 BUF
-
12:18
Tracy Pratt
(1)
Ron Anderson (12), Doug Barrie (15)
BOS 6 – 3 BUF
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Bucyk L | 1 | 2 | 1 | +3 | 2.53 |
| Dallas Smith D | 0 | 3 | 1 | +4 | 2.40 |
| Bobby Orr D | 1 | 1 | 3 | +5 | 2.20 |
| John McKenzie R | 1 | 1 | 4 | +3 | 1.98 |
| Ken Hodge R | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1.75 |
| Derek Sanderson C | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.05 |
| Wayne Cashman L | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.93 |
| Wayne Carleton L | 0 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 0.85 |
| Phil Esposito C | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.75 |
| Fred Stanfield L | 0 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 0.60 |
| Ed Westfall R | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0.22 |
| Rick Smith D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Reggie Leach R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Don Awrey D | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0.00 |
| Don Marcotte L | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Ted Green D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Mike Walton C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.30 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | W | 34 | 31 | 3 | .912 | 60:00 | 0.85 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Perreault C | 1 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 0.90 |
| Floyd Smith R | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0.85 |
| Tracy Pratt D | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0.83 |
| Doug Barrie D | 0 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 0.77 |
| Steve Atkinson R | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.75 |
| Ron Anderson R | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 0.70 |
| Dick Duff L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.70 |
| Gerry Meehan C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0.55 |
| Al Hamilton D | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0.48 |
| Eddie Shack L | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0.15 |
| Skip Krake C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Paul Andrea R | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 0.08 |
| Reg Fleming D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Phil Goyette C | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Donnie Marshall L | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Larry Keenan L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Jim Watson D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -0.22 |
| Jean-Guy Talbot D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -0.30 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Crozier | L | 38 | 32 | 6 | .842 | 60:00 | -1.30 |