Sunday, March 21, 1971 · Boston Garden
Sabres 7 at Bruins 5
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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9:12
Doug Barrie (4) Unassisted BUF 1 – 0 BOS
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12:24
Rick Smith (4) John McKenzie (43), Johnny Bucyk (58) BUF 1 – 1 BOS
2nd Period
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7:10
Eddie Shack (21) PPG Phil Goyette (45), Gilbert Perreault (29) BUF 2 – 1 BOS
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12:31
Don Marcotte (15) Wayne Carleton (23), Don Awrey (18) BUF 2 – 2 BOS
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16:59
Phil Esposito (66) SHG Rick Smith (18) BUF 2 – 3 BOS
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17:19
Larry Keenan (7) PPG Doug Barrie (18), Eddie Shack (17) BUF 3 – 3 BOS
3rd Period
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0:46
Eddie Shack (22) Unassisted BUF 4 – 3 BOS
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3:08
Eddie Shack (23) Doug Barrie (19) BUF 5 – 3 BOS
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4:47
Kevin O'Shea (2) Phil Goyette (46), Donnie Marshall (24) BUF 6 – 3 BOS
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14:19
Phil Esposito (67) PPG Johnny Bucyk (59), Ken Hodge (58) BUF 6 – 4 BOS
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18:47
Bobby Orr (37) Ken Hodge (59) BUF 6 – 5 BOS
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19:04
Kevin O'Shea (3) Unassisted BUF 7 – 5 BOS
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Shack L | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 3.10 |
| Doug Barrie D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 2.23 |
| Kevin O'Shea R | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 2.03 |
| Phil Goyette C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1.25 |
| Gilbert Perreault C | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.70 |
| Donnie Marshall L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.70 |
| Larry Keenan L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.68 |
| Steve Atkinson R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.30 |
| Gerry Meehan C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Jim Watson D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Al Hamilton D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Skip Krake C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Tracy Pratt D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Jean-Guy Talbot D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Dick Duff L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Reg Fleming D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.30 |
| Floyd Smith R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -2.25 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Daley | W | 56 | 51 | 5 | .911 | 60:00 | 1.35 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Esposito C | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 1.88 |
| Rick Smith D | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 1.60 |
| Johnny Bucyk L | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 1.33 |
| Don Marcotte L | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.20 |
| Ken Hodge R | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 1.18 |
| Wayne Carleton L | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.93 |
| John McKenzie R | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.78 |
| Don Awrey D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.63 |
| Ed Westfall R | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.45 |
| Mike Walton C | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.45 |
| Bobby Orr D | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | 0.38 |
| Ted Green D | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.30 |
| Fred Stanfield L | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.23 |
| Reggie Leach R | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Garnet Bailey L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Derek Sanderson C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Wayne Cashman L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.68 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | L | 24 | 18 | 6 | .750 | 58:56 | -2.70 |