Sunday, November 28, 1971 · Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Sabres 3 at Golden Seals 5
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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7:13
Wayne Carleton (5) Bobby Sheehan (10), Carol Vadnais (8) BUF 0 – 1 CGS
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11:16
Rick Martin (16) Gerry Meehan (11), Al Hamilton (7) BUF 1 – 1 CGS
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15:53
Carol Vadnais (4) PPG Ivan Boldirev (4) BUF 1 – 2 CGS
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17:18
Eddie Shack (6) Al Hamilton (8), Gilbert Perreault (19) BUF 2 – 2 CGS
2nd Period
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2:28
Bobby Sheehan (13) Stan Gilbertson (7), Bert Marshall (7) BUF 2 – 3 CGS
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5:28
Bobby Sheehan (14) Paul Shmyr (6) BUF 2 – 4 CGS
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16:18
Rick Martin (17) Gilbert Perreault (20), Al Hamilton (9) BUF 3 – 4 CGS
3rd Period
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0:49
Wayne Carleton (6) Unassisted BUF 3 – 5 CGS
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Hamilton D | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 2.10 |
| Gilbert Perreault C | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 1.63 |
| Rick Martin L | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | 1.50 |
| Eddie Shack L | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 1.35 |
| Chris Evans D | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 0.52 |
| Don Luce C | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.22 |
| Craig Ramsay L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.22 |
| Gerry Meehan C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0:00 | 0.18 |
| Danny Lawson R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Kevin O'Shea R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Larry Mickey R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Phil Goyette C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Rod Zaine C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Jim Watson D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Ray Mckay D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.22 |
| Doug Barrie D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.38 |
| Steve Atkinson R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0:00 | -0.60 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Crozier | L | 42 | 37 | 5 | .881 | 60:00 | -0.05 |
California Golden Seals
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Sheehan C | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 2.88 |
| Wayne Carleton L | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0:00 | 2.33 |
| Carol Vadnais D | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.68 |
| Stan Gilbertson L | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 1.08 |
| Paul Shmyr D | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.93 |
| Ivan Boldirev C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.70 |
| Bert Marshall D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.70 |
| Ernie Hicke L | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.45 |
| Gary Jarrett L | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.22 |
| Gerry Pinder L | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Dick Redmond D | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Norm Ferguson R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Gary Croteau R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Marshall Johnston D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Craig Patrick R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Joey Johnston L | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyle Carter | W | 24 | 21 | 3 | .875 | 60:00 | -0.15 |