NHL game summary from January 17, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (20-13-10) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Buffalo Sabres (10-25-8) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | MTL, | Frank Mahovlich 16 (Jacques Laperriere), 1:37 |
| BUF, | Steve Atkinson 7 (Gerry Meehan, Doug Barrie), 2:00 | |
| BUF, | Don Marshall 8 (Paul Andrea, Gilbert Perreault), 11:06 - PP | |
| 2: | MTL, | Pete Mahovlich 18 (J.C. Tremblay, Yvan Cournoyer), 4:10 - PP |
| BUF, | Floyd Smith 3 (Skip Krake, Reg Fleming), 15:26 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Phil Roberto 2 (Pete Mahovlich), 4:52 |
| MTL, | Marc Tardif 11 (Henri Richard, Claude Larose), 10:20 | |
| BUF, | Dick Duff 3 (Gerry Meehan), 15:38 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Guy Lapointe, MTL [Holding] 6:10 |
| Terry Harper, MTL [Interference] 11:06 | |
| 2: | Doug Barrie, BUF [Hooking] 2:52 |
| Al Hamilton, BUF [Hi-sticking] 3:12 | |
| Jacques Lemaire, MTL [Roughing] 3:12 | |
| Jim Watson, BUF [Interference] 8:32 | |
| Guy Lapointe, MTL [Hooking] 11:23 | |
| 3: | Doug Barrie, BUF [Cross checking] 7:04 |
| Reg Fleming, BUF [Fighting] 7:40 | |
| Pete Mahovlich, MTL [Fighting] 7:40 | |
| Joe Daley, BUF [Misconduct] 11:20 | |
| Phil Roberto, MTL [Hi-sticking] 12:55 | |
| John Ferguson, MTL [Hooking] 16:56 |
Penalty time: MTL: 17 minutes
BUF: 23 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| J.C. Tremblay | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jean Beliveau | 4 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| Ralph Backstrom | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Terry Harper | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Leon Rochefort | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Ferguson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Phil Myre | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 34 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Watson | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Doug Barrie | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Al Hamilton | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Reg Fleming | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Goyette | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Skip Krake | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ron Anderson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Floyd Smith | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kevin O'Shea | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Dick Duff | 20 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Paul Andrea | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Don Marshall | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Joe Daley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 0 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 0 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 9-11-14-34
BUF: 15-11- 6-32
Goalies: MTL: Phil Myre (T, 10-7-4)
BUF: Joe Daley (T, 5-10-4)
Referee: Bill Friday
Linesmen: George Ashley, Neil Armstrong
Attendance: 10,429
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