Sunday, October 17, 1971 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
North Stars 3 at Sabres 2
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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3:20
Charlie Burns (1) SHG Unassisted MNS 1 – 0 BUF
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5:00
Phil Goyette (1) PPG Gerry Meehan (3), Rick Martin (1) MNS 1 – 1 BUF
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6:19
Bob Nevin (1) Unassisted MNS 2 – 1 BUF
2nd Period
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14:51
Charlie Burns (2) Dean Prentice (1), Tom Reid (1) MNS 3 – 1 BUF
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18:07
Eddie Shack (1) PPG Rick Martin (2), Phil Goyette (1) MNS 3 – 2 BUF
3rd Period
No scoring
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Burns C | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 1.80 |
| Bob Nevin R | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1.13 |
| Tom Reid D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 1.00 |
| Dean Prentice L | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0.70 |
| Jude Drouin C | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.53 |
| Murray Oliver C | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0.30 |
| Ted Hampson C | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0.30 |
| Danny Grant L | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.30 |
| Doug Mohns L | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0.23 |
| Bill Goldsworthy R | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.23 |
| J.P. Parise L | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0.15 |
| Gary Gambucci C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Craig Cameron R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dennis O'Brien D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0.00 |
| Lou Nanne D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Barry Gibbs D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.15 |
| Ted Harris D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.15 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gump Worsley | W | 31 | 29 | 2 | .935 | 60:00 | 1.40 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Martin L | 0 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 1.40 |
| Eddie Shack L | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.98 |
| Phil Goyette C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.55 |
| Gerry Meehan C | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0.33 |
| Gilbert Perreault C | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.22 |
| Danny Lawson R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Ron Anderson R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Don Luce C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Kevin O'Shea R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Larry Keenan L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Rod Zaine C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Steve Atkinson R | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | -0.22 |
| Doug Barrie D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.30 |
| Jim Watson D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.37 |
| Dick Duff L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | -0.45 |
| Ray Mckay D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -0.45 |
| Al Hamilton D | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | -0.90 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Crozier | L | 27 | 24 | 3 | .889 | 60:00 | 0.15 |