NHL game summary from March 6, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (47-10-7) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (20-30-15) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
1: BOS, Bobby Orr 31 (Fred Stanfield), 3:40
BOS, Phil Esposito 54 (Ken Hodge, Wayne Cashman), 8:47
BOS, Phil Esposito 55 (Bobby Orr), 18:56 - PP
2: BOS, Phil Esposito 56 (Johnny Bucyk, Fred Stanfield), 8:18 - PP
PIT, Andy Bathgate 13 (Syl Apps), 10:51 - PP
PIT, Nick Harbaruk 12 (Wally Boyer, Dean Prentice), 12:16
BOS, Derek Sanderson 26 (Ed Westfall, Bobby Orr), 16:02
3: BOS, Ken Hodge 39 (Dallas Smith, Bobby Orr), 14:22
PIT, Dean Prentice 16 (Nick Harbaruk, Ron Schock), 19:06
Penalties:
1: Steve Cardwell, PIT [Holding] 17:59
2: Bob Blackburn, PIT [Holding] 7:44
John McKenzie, BOS [Slashing] 10:03
Dallas Smith, BOS [Hooking] 10:07
3: John McKenzie, BOS [Elbowing] 4:17
Penalty time: BOS: 6 minutes
PIT: 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 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ted Green | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Wayne Carleton | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 31 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duane Rupp | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bob Woytowich | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Blackburn | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunc McCallum | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Val Fonteyne | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andy Bathgate | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Cardwell | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wally Boyer | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Dean Prentice | 20 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Stewart | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Robin Burns | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jim Morrison | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Smith | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 11-11- 9-31
PIT: 4-12- 9-25
Goalies: BOS: Eddie Johnston (W, 26-4-2)
PIT: Al Smith (L, 9-19-5)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Rob Waddell
Attendance: 13,020
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