NHL game summary from March 2, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (45-10-7) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
 Minnesota North Stars (22-29-14) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1: BOS, Wayne Cashman 20 (Phil Esposito, Bobby Orr), 9:00
BOS, Phil Esposito 53 (Fred Stanfield, Bobby Orr), 11:17 - PP
2: BOS, Wayne Carleton 10 (Ed Westfall), 2:10
BOS, Ed Westfall 22 (Wayne Carleton, Derek Sanderson), 11:22
3: BOS, Derek Sanderson 23 (Don Awrey), 4:56
BOS, Wayne Carleton 11 (Ed Westfall, Derek Sanderson), 12:40
Penalties:
1: Fred "Buster" Harvey, MIN [Hooking] 9:39
Ken Hodge, BOS [Hooking] 14:08
2: Danny Grant, MIN [Hooking] 7:35
3: none
Penalty time: BOS: 2 minutes
MIN: 4 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Ted Green | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Smith | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Carleton | 11 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Walton | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 25 | 33 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Ted Harris | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Doug Mohns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Terry Caffery | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Charlie Burns | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 6 |
| Ted Hampson | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jude Drouin | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Danny Lawson | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Labossiere | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 22 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 7- 9-17-33
MIN: 2-11- 9-22
Goalies: BOS: Eddie Johnston (W, 25-4-2)
MIN: Cesare Maniago (L, 13-12-5)
Referee: Bill Friday
Linesmen: Ron Ego, Pat Shetler
Attendance: 15,343
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