Sunday, November 7, 1971 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Red Wings 3 at Sabres 3
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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13:25
Gilbert Perreault (6) PPG Mike Robitaille (2), Gerry Meehan (9) DET 0 – 1 BUF
2nd Period
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2:02
Ab McDonald (1) PPG Tim Ecclestone (6), Red Berenson (8) DET 1 – 1 BUF
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8:22
Rick Martin (11) PPG Gilbert Perreault (9), Phil Goyette (8) DET 1 – 2 BUF
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10:10
Tim Ecclestone (4) Ab McDonald (2), Red Berenson (9) DET 2 – 2 BUF
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11:00
Marcel Dionne (4) Leon Rochefort (2) DET 3 – 2 BUF
3rd Period
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16:43
Doug Barrie (2) Steve Atkinson (4), Rick Martin (7) DET 3 – 3 BUF
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ab McDonald L | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1.68 |
| Red Berenson C | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1.63 |
| Tim Ecclestone L | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1.60 |
| Leon Rochefort R | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.00 |
| Marcel Dionne C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.98 |
| Bob Wall D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.30 |
| Gary Bergman D | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.23 |
| Mickey Redmond R | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.22 |
| Ron Stackhouse D | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.22 |
| Guy Charron C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Larry Johnston D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Alex Delvecchio C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Al Karlander C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Brian Conacher L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Nick Libett L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Ron Harris D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Arnie Brown D | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.68 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Smith | T | 21 | 18 | 3 | .857 | 60:00 | -0.45 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Martin L | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1.68 |
| Gilbert Perreault C | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1.53 |
| Steve Atkinson R | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.85 |
| Doug Barrie D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.83 |
| Phil Goyette C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.63 |
| Mike Robitaille D | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.63 |
| Gerry Meehan C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.48 |
| Eddie Shack L | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.22 |
| Chris Evans D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Dick Duff L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Danny Lawson R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Kevin O'Shea R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Don Luce C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Larry Keenan L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Rod Zaine C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Jim Watson D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.30 |
| Al Hamilton D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.30 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Crozier | T | 43 | 40 | 3 | .930 | 60:00 | 1.75 |