NHL game summary from January 7, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (12-22-4) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
 Buffalo Sabres (8-23-6) |
3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 1: | BUF, | Don Marshall 6 (Phil Goyette, Ron Anderson), 4:44 |
| BUF, | Doug Barrie 2 (Phil Goyette), 10:30 | |
| BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 16 (Phil Goyette, Steve Atkinson), 12:56 - PP | |
| DET, | Garry Unger 11, 15:59 | |
| DET, | Garry Unger 12 (Dale Rolfe, Tom Webster), 16:59 | |
| 2: | BUF, | Paul Andrea 6 (Gilbert Perreault, Eddie Shack), 2:43 |
| BUF, | Paul Andrea 7 (Eddie Shack, Jim Watson), 6:22 | |
| BUF, | Ron Anderson 6 (Phil Goyette, Don Marshall), 17:10 | |
| 3: | DET, | Wayne Connelly 7, 6:57 |
| DET, | Gary Bergman 5 (Gerry Hart, Wayne Connelly), 11:34 | |
| BUF, | Phil Goyette 4 (Don Marshall), 12:57 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jim Watson, BUF [Cross checking] 7:51 |
| Gerry Hart, DET [Holding] 11:49 | |
| Gerry Hart, DET [Slashing] 13:19 | |
| 2: | Ron Harris, DET [Tripping] 6:52 |
| 3: | Steve Atkinson, BUF [Slashing] 4:10 |
| Gordie Howe, DET [Holding] 12:34 | |
| Doug Barrie, BUF [Holding] 13:58 |
Penalty time: DET: 8 minutes
BUF: 6 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Dale Rolfe | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Serge Lajeunesse | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 9 |
| Tom Webster | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Gordie Howe | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Luce | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rene Leclerc | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Harris | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Connelly | 17 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gerry Hart | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Hank Monteith | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Dea | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Roy Edwards | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -4 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -4 | 38 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Watson | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tracy Pratt | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Barrie | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Reg Fleming | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Phil Goyette | 10 | C | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Skip Krake | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Ron Anderson | 16 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Floyd Smith | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Dick Duff | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Andrea | 21 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Don Marshall | 22 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Daley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 5 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 5 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 12-11-15-38
BUF: 11-10-12-33
Goalies: DET: Roy Edwards (L, 8-11-3),
Jim Rutherford BUF: Joe Daley (W, 3-8-2) Referee: Bob Sloan Attendance: 8,712
Jim Rutherford BUF: Joe Daley (W, 3-8-2) Referee: Bob Sloan Attendance: 8,712
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