All NHL game summaries from December 27, 1970
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (11-19-4) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Buffalo Sabres (7-21-6) |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1: | DET, | Gordie Howe 13 (Alex Delvecchio, Frank Mahovlich), 7:32 - PP |
| DET, | Tom Webster 14 (Alex Delvecchio, Gordie Howe), 9:18 - PP | |
| 2: | BUF, | Steve Atkinson 3 (Gerry Meehan, Doug Barrie), 11:34 |
| BUF, | Floyd Smith 2 (Al Hamilton), 18:29 - SH | |
| 3: | BUF, | Don Marshall 5 (Skip Krake, Doug Barrie), 6:27 |
| BUF, | Paul Andrea 4 (Eddie Shack, Gilbert Perreault), 9:03 - PP | |
| BUF, | Steve Atkinson 4 (Dick Duff), 13:37 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gilbert Perreault, BUF [Elbowing] 6:06 |
| Al Hamilton, BUF [Tripping] 8:19 | |
| Reg Fleming, BUF [Boarding] 8:44 | |
| Gerry Hart, DET [Hooking] 9:40 | |
| Skip Krake, BUF [Slashing, Misconduct] 9:40 | |
| Bench penalty, BUF [Too many men on the ice] 9:40 | |
| Ron Harris, DET [Tripping] 9:47 | |
| Jim Watson, BUF [Cross checking] 16:14 | |
| 2: | Al Hamilton, BUF [Hooking] 7:47 |
| Steve Atkinson, BUF [Cross checking] 18:06 | |
| 3: | Tom Webster, DET [Tripping] 7:12 |
| Dale Rolfe, DET [Cross checking] 8:01 | |
| Tracy Pratt, BUF [Hooking] 13:59 | |
| Rene Leclerc, DET [Slashing] 19:21 |
Penalty time: DET: 10 minutes
BUF: 28 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don McLeod | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Rolfe | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
| Larry Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Tom Webster | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Gordie Howe | 9 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Rene Leclerc | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Harris | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Wayne Connelly | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 9 |
| Gerry Hart | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Hank Monteith | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Billy Dea | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -20 | 46 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -20 | 46 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Watson | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tracy Pratt | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Barrie | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Al Hamilton | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Reg Fleming | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Phil Goyette | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Skip Krake | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ron Anderson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Floyd Smith | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Dick Duff | 20 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Andrea | 21 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Marshall | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Larry Keenan | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Daley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 19 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 19 | 20 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 20-15-11-46
BUF: 5-10- 5-20
Goalies: DET: Don McLeod (L, 3-6-0)
BUF: Joe Daley (W, 2-6-2)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: George Ashley, Pat Shetler
Attendance: 10,331
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (15-8-11) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 New York Rangers (23-7-6) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | NYR, | Jim Neilson 4, 8:43 |
| NYR, | Dave Balon 20 (Walt Tkaczuk, Bill Fairbairn), 14:52 | |
| NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 11 (Dave Balon, Brad Park), 19:02 | |
| 2: | STL, | Gary Sabourin 9 (Barclay Plager), 5:05 |
| NYR, | Pete Stemkowski 8 (Bob Nevin, Tim Horton), 7:11 | |
| STL, | Jim Lorentz 10 (Frank St. Marseille), 18:45 | |
| 3: | STL, | Bill McCreary 2 (Christian Bordeleau, Barclay Plager), :53 |
| STL, | Red Berenson 13, 6:16 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Tim Horton, NYR [Tripping] 9:38 |
| Bill Fairbairn, NYR [Hi-sticking] 16:12 | |
| Jim Lorentz, STL [Hi-sticking] 16:12 | |
| Ron Stewart, NYR [Fighting] 16:57 | |
| Noel Picard, STL [Roughing, Fighting] 16:57 | |
| 2: | Ted Irvine, NYR [Fighting] 7:11 |
| Bob Plager, STL [Fighting] 7:11 | |
| Bill Plager, STL [Misconduct] 7:11 | |
| Bill Fairbairn, NYR [Elbowing] 9:26 | |
| Brad Park, NYR [Fighting] 13:06 | |
| Gary Sabourin, STL [Fighting] 13:06 | |
| John Arbour, STL [Fighting] 13:06 | |
| Jack Egers, NYR [Roughing, Fighting] 13:06 | |
| Bench penalty, STL [Too many men on the ice] 13:06 | |
| 3: | Ted Irvine, NYR [Slashing, Fighting] 0:34 |
| John Arbour, STL [Slashing, Fighting] 0:34 | |
| Noel Picard, STL [Hooking] 3:24 |
Penalty time: STL: 45 minutes
NYR: 35 minutes
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Wall | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Noel Picard | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| George Morrison | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill McCreary | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Craig Cameron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Arbour | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Brit Selby | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Lorentz | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Christian Bordeleau | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bill Sutherland | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Plager | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 1 |
| Ernie Wakely | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 0 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 0 | 21 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| Tim Horton | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Arnie Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Syl Apps | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Nevin | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Stewart | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 0 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Balon | 17 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jack Egers | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Krulicki | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilles Villemure | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 5-10- 6-21
NYR: 8-13-11-32
Goalies: STL: Ernie Wakely (T, 10-4-6)
NYR: Gilles Villemure (T, 11-1-3)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: Wally Harris, Neil Armstrong
Attendance: 17,254
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (16-11-7) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (12-16-5) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | MTL, | Marc Tardif 7 (Yvan Cournoyer, Terry Harper), 7:47 |
| MTL, | Bill Collins 4, 13:25 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Marc Tardif 8 (Jean Beliveau, Yvan Cournoyer), 4:34 |
| PHI, | Jim Johnson 8 (Gary Dornhoefer, Jean-Guy Gendron), 15:27 - PP | |
| PHI, | Jean-Guy Gendron 9 (Jim Johnson, Gary Dornhoefer), 16:01 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Marc Tardif 9 (Jean Beliveau, Yvan Cournoyer), 5:51 |
Penalties:
| 1: | John Ferguson, MTL [Interference] 8:09 |
| Jim Johnson, PHI [Hooking] 10:39 | |
| Mickey Redmond, MTL [Hi-sticking] 16:31 | |
| Terry Harper, MTL [Slashing] 17:42 | |
| Gary Dornhoefer, PHI [Tripping] 19:20 | |
| 2: | Larry Hillman, PHI [Hi-sticking] 0:23 |
| Yvan Cournoyer, MTL [Hi-sticking] 0:23 | |
| Pierre Bouchard, MTL [Holding] 15:20 | |
| 3: | Ed Van Impe, PHI [Elbowing] 3:00 |
| John Ferguson, MTL [Holding] 11:37 | |
| Terry Harper, MTL [Roughing] 18:51 | |
| Larry Hillman, PHI [Roughing] 18:51 |
Penalty time: MTL: 14 minutes
PHI: 10 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.C. Tremblay | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jean Beliveau | 4 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ralph Backstrom | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Collins | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Terry Harper | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Leon Rochefort | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Ferguson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Mickey Redmond | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Phil Myre | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 27 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Favell | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Van Impe | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Hillman | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| Barry Ashbee | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Wayne Hillman | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Andre Lacroix | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Lew Morrison | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 11 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Garry Peters | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Simon Nolet | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Lesuk | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Earl Heiskala | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jim Johnson | 20 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Serge Bernier | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Larry Hale | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 9- 9- 9-27
PHI: 9-12- 6-27
Goalies: MTL: Phil Myre (W, 8-6-2)
PHI: Doug Favell (L, 6-6-1)
Referee: Bob Sloan
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Claude Bechard
Attendance: 14,620
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