NHL game summary from January 9, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (8-24-6) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Detroit Red Wings (13-22-4) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | DET, | Gordie Howe 14 (Frank Mahovlich), 4:55 |
| 2: | DET, | Nick Libett 7 (Rene Leclerc, Garry Unger), 11:33 |
| 3: | BUF, | Reg Fleming 2 (Jim Watson, Skip Krake), 8:37 |
| DET, | Frank Mahovlich 14 (Gordie Howe, Alex Delvecchio), 17:47 - PP | |
| BUF, | Phil Goyette 5 (Ron Anderson), 18:02 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Serge Lajeunesse, DET [Interference] 0:19 |
| Gary Bergman, DET [Cross checking] 5:27 | |
| Gary Bergman, DET [Interference] 12:26 | |
| Jim Watson, BUF [Interference] 15:31 | |
| 2: | Gary Bergman, DET [Tripping] 4:46 |
| Jean-Guy Talbot, BUF [Holding] 8:02 | |
| Jim Watson, BUF [Fighting] 9:12 | |
| Doug Barrie, BUF [Roughing] 9:12 | |
| Frank Mahovlich, DET [Roughing, Fighting] 9:12 | |
| Alex Delvecchio, DET [Interference] 14:20 | |
| 3: | Jean-Guy Talbot, BUF [Tripping] 1:39 |
| Gerry Hart, DET [Tripping] 5:16 | |
| Bruce MacGregor, DET [Tripping] 15:28 | |
| Bench penalty, BUF [Too many men on the ice] 16:49 |
Penalty time: BUF: 15 minutes
DET: 21 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Watson | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Tracy Pratt | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Doug Barrie | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Reg Fleming | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Phil Goyette | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Skip Krake | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Anderson | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Floyd Smith | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kevin O'Shea | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dick Duff | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Andrea | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Marshall | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Daley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| Dale Rolfe | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Larry Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Serge Lajeunesse | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Tom Webster | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gordie Howe | 9 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Don Luce | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rene Leclerc | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Harris | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Connelly | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Gerry Hart | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Hank Monteith | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Billy Dea | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 42 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 42 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 8-16- 6-30
DET: 10-17-13-40
Goalies: BUF: Joe Daley (L, 3-9-2)
DET: Jim Rutherford (W, 2-5-1)
Referee: John Ashley
Linesmen: Ron Ego, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 13,027
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