Sunday, February 28, 1971 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
North Stars 2 at Sabres 5
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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5:08
Steve Atkinson (13) Gerry Meehan (26), Larry Keenan (13) MNS 0 – 1 BUF
2nd Period
No scoring
3rd Period
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0:33
Danny Grant (29) Bill Goldsworthy (27), Jude Drouin (42) MNS 1 – 1 BUF
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0:57
Steve Atkinson (14) Gerry Meehan (27), Larry Keenan (14) MNS 1 – 2 BUF
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17:27
Bill Goldsworthy (24) Jude Drouin (43), Danny Grant (18) MNS 2 – 2 BUF
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18:21
Steve Atkinson (15) Phil Goyette (38), Donnie Marshall (22) MNS 2 – 3 BUF
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19:12
Ron Anderson (12) Phil Goyette (39), Al Hamilton (18) MNS 2 – 4 BUF
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19:36
Gilbert Perreault (32) Steve Atkinson (9), Eddie Shack (14) MNS 2 – 5 BUF
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Goldsworthy R | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 2.05 |
| Danny Grant L | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1.60 |
| Jude Drouin C | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1.33 |
| Doug Mohns L | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.38 |
| Danny Lawson R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Tom Reid D | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.07 |
| Terry Caffery C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Bobby Rousseau R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Gord Labossiere C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Dennis O'Brien D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Ted Hampson C | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Charlie Burns C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Barry Gibbs D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Lou Nanne D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.30 |
| Buster Harvey R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0:00 | -0.45 |
| Ted Harris D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0:00 | -0.45 |
| J.P. Parise L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.60 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gump Worsley | — | 32 | 30 | 2 | .938 | 40:57 | 1.50 |
| Gilles Gilbert | L | 12 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 19:03 | -1.35 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Atkinson R | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0:00 | 3.78 |
| Gerry Meehan C | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 1.93 |
| Phil Goyette C | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 1.85 |
| Larry Keenan L | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 1.55 |
| Ron Anderson R | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.20 |
| Gilbert Perreault C | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 1.13 |
| Donnie Marshall L | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 1.08 |
| Al Hamilton D | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 1.08 |
| Jim Watson D | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 0.52 |
| Eddie Shack L | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.32 |
| Tracy Pratt D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.22 |
| Skip Krake C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Doug Barrie D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.07 |
| Kevin O'Shea R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Reg Fleming D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Jean-Guy Talbot D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Floyd Smith R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.22 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Daley | W | 31 | 29 | 2 | .935 | 60:00 | 1.40 |