NHL game summary from January 31, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (13-26-10) |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
 Vancouver Canucks (15-30-5) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 25, 4:09 |
| BUF, | Paul Andrea 10 (Phil Goyette), 6:56 - PP | |
| VAN, | Murray Hall 13 (Dale Tallon, Ray Cullen), 13:13 - PP | |
| 2: | BUF, | Paul Andrea 11 (Doug Barrie), 5:43 |
| 3: | BUF, | Dick Duff 4 (Steve Atkinson, Gerry Meehan), 8:00 |
| BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 26 (Eddie Shack, Phil Goyette), 9:18 - PP | |
| BUF, | Gerry Meehan 11 (Steve Atkinson, Doug Barrie), 9:42 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Howie Young, VAN [Cross checking] 5:59 |
| Doug Barrie, BUF [Interference] 12:13 | |
| 2: | Barry Wilkins, VAN [Hooking] 2:11 |
| Pat Quinn, VAN [Hi-sticking] 8:45 | |
| Don Marshall, BUF [Tripping] 17:51 | |
| Howie Young, VAN [Hooking] 19:18 | |
| 3: | Rosaire Paiement, VAN [Cross checking] 8:17 |
| Al Hamilton, BUF [Hooking] 11:22 | |
| Jim Watson, BUF [Cross checking] 11:57 | |
| Jim Watson, BUF [Cross checking] 15:11 | |
| Skip Krake, BUF [Cross checking] 17:17 | |
| Howie Young, VAN [Elbowing] 17:17 | |
| Jim Watson, BUF [Holding] 19:31 |
Penalty time: BUF: 14 minutes
VAN: 12 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Crozier | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Watson | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Tracy Pratt | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Barrie | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Al Hamilton | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Reg Fleming | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Goyette | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Skip Krake | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Ron Anderson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Floyd Smith | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dick Duff | 20 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Paul Andrea | 21 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Don Marshall | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 30 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Hodge | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Doak | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Barry Wilkins | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| John Schella | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Howie Young | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Danny Johnson | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ed Hatoum | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Cullen | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Wayne Maki | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Corrigan | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Wiste | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rosaire Paiement | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Danny Seguin | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Poul Popiel | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dale Tallon | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Garth Rizzuto | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Murray Hall | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -20 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -20 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 10-13- 7-30
VAN: 15- 4-14-33
Goalies: BUF: Roger Crozier (W, 7-15-6)
VAN: Charlie Hodge (L, 11-9-3)
Referee: Bob Sloan
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 15,569
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