Sunday, October 31, 1971 · Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Sabres 2 at Golden Seals 2
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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6:54
Bobby Sheehan (8) PPG Gerry Pinder (7), Ernie Hicke (4) BUF 0 – 1 CGS
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13:43
Craig Patrick (1) Bert Marshall (2), Tommy Williams (7) BUF 0 – 2 CGS
2nd Period
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14:08
Danny Lawson (1) Doug Barrie (1), Phil Goyette (5) BUF 1 – 2 CGS
3rd Period
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19:24
Kevin O'Shea (1) Gilbert Perreault (6), Gerry Meehan (8) BUF 2 – 2 CGS
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Lawson R | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.05 |
| Kevin O'Shea R | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.98 |
| Phil Goyette C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.85 |
| Gilbert Perreault C | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.85 |
| Gerry Meehan C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.85 |
| Steve Atkinson R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.30 |
| Al Hamilton D | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.23 |
| Rick Martin L | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.22 |
| Larry Keenan L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.22 |
| Chris Evans D | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.22 |
| Rod Zaine C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Don Luce C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Doug Barrie D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.03 |
| Ron Anderson R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Floyd Smith R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Ray Mckay D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Jim Watson D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.22 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Crozier | T | 37 | 35 | 2 | .946 | 60:00 | 2.00 |
California Golden Seals
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Patrick R | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1.13 |
| Tommy Williams R | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1.00 |
| Bobby Sheehan C | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.68 |
| Dick Redmond D | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.68 |
| Bert Marshall D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.63 |
| Ernie Hicke L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.55 |
| Gerry Pinder L | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.33 |
| Wayne Carleton L | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.30 |
| Walt McKechnie C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Stan Gilbertson L | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Tom Webster R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Gary Croteau R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Norm Ferguson R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Joey Johnston L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Ken Baird D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Paul Shmyr D | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Marshall Johnston D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.22 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Meloche | T | 25 | 23 | 2 | .920 | 60:00 | 0.80 |