Sunday, October 10, 1971 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Penguins 1 at Sabres 2
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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1:40
Gerry Meehan (1) Steve Atkinson (1) PIT 0 – 1 BUF
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18:03
Rod Zaine (1) Steve Atkinson (2), Gerry Meehan (1) PIT 0 – 2 BUF
2nd Period
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3:35
Joe Noris (1) Bryan Hextall (1), Ken Schinkel (1) PIT 1 – 2 BUF
3rd Period
No scoring
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Noris C | 1 | 0 | 4 | +1 | 1.20 |
| Ken Schinkel R | 0 | 1 | 5 | +1 | 1.15 |
| Bryan Hextall C | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0.78 |
| Greg Polis R | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.38 |
| Ron Schock C | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0.30 |
| Dave Burrows D | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.30 |
| Jean Pronovost R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Val Fonteyne L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Syl Apps C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Darryl Edestrand D | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0.00 |
| Rene Robert R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.08 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser D | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | -0.08 |
| Keith McCreary R | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -0.22 |
| Nick Harbaruk R | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -0.22 |
| Tim Horton D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -0.22 |
| Bobby Leiter C | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | -0.30 |
| Bryan Watson D | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -0.53 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | L | 35 | 33 | 2 | .943 | 60:00 | 1.80 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Meehan C | 1 | 1 | 5 | +2 | 2.05 |
| Steve Atkinson R | 0 | 2 | 5 | +2 | 1.93 |
| Rod Zaine C | 1 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 1.28 |
| Tracy Pratt D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0.30 |
| Al Hamilton D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0.30 |
| Danny Lawson R | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.22 |
| Ray Mckay D | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.22 |
| Rick Martin L | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0.15 |
| Gilbert Perreault C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Eddie Shack L | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Don Luce C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Ron Anderson R | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.00 |
| Jim Watson D | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0.00 |
| Mike Robitaille D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.08 |
| Phil Goyette C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Doug Barrie D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.45 |
| Kevin O'Shea R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.05 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Crozier | W | 35 | 34 | 1 | .971 | 60:00 | 2.65 |