Friday, December 17, 1971 · Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Red Wings 3 at Golden Seals 3
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
-
1:43
Norm Ferguson
(10)
Walt McKechnie (13), Paul Shmyr (9)
DET 0 – 1 CGS
2nd Period
-
7:46
Gerry Pinder
(10)
Bobby Sheehan (12), Ivan Boldirev (9)
DET 0 – 2 CGS
-
9:54
Red Berenson
(10)
Ron Harris (3), Leon Rochefort (5)
DET 1 – 2 CGS
-
15:30
Mickey Redmond
(10)
Larry Johnston (4)
DET 2 – 2 CGS
3rd Period
-
10:05
Ernie Hicke
(8)
Bert Marshall (8), Wayne Carleton (6)
DET 2 – 3 CGS
-
15:35
Nick Libett
(10)
Marcel Dionne (14), Bill Collins (9)
DET 3 – 3 CGS
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Libett L | 1 | 0 | 5 | +2 | 1.43 |
| Mickey Redmond R | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1.20 |
| Marcel Dionne C | 0 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 1.00 |
| Red Berenson C | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0.83 |
| Leon Rochefort R | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.78 |
| Larry Johnston D | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0.78 |
| Bill Collins R | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0.70 |
| Ron Harris D | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.63 |
| Gary Bergman D | 0 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 0.23 |
| Al Karlander C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Ab McDonald L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bob Wall D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Doug Volmar R | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Ron Stackhouse D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Danny Johnson C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Tim Ecclestone L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Arnie Brown D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.30 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Smith | T | 28 | 25 | 3 | .893 | 60:00 | 0.25 |
California Golden Seals
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Hicke L | 1 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 1.13 |
| Walt McKechnie C | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.93 |
| Gerry Pinder L | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.90 |
| Norm Ferguson R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.83 |
| Wayne Carleton L | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.78 |
| Bobby Sheehan C | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.78 |
| Bert Marshall D | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0.78 |
| Dick Redmond D | 0 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 0.52 |
| Paul Shmyr D | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0.48 |
| Ivan Boldirev C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.40 |
| Joey Johnston L | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Gary Jarrett L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Tommy Williams R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Marshall Johnston D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Gary Croteau R | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Stan Gilbertson L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.22 |
| Carol Vadnais D | 0 | 0 | 3 | -2 | -0.23 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Meloche | T | 29 | 26 | 3 | .897 | 60:00 | 0.35 |