NHL game summary from March 7, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (34-18-12) |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
 Detroit Red Wings (19-35-10) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1: | MTL, | Frank Mahovlich 23 (Yvan Cournoyer, Marc Tardif), 5:03 - PP |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | MTL, | John Ferguson 12 (Pete Mahovlich, Guy Lapointe), 1:03 |
| MTL, | Frank Mahovlich 24 (Jean Beliveau), 11:19 | |
| DET, | Arnie Brown 4 (Bill Collins), 11:36 | |
| MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 26 (Henri Richard, Rejean Houle), 19:07 - PP | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Serge Lajeunesse, DET [Interference] 4:45 |
| Pierre Bouchard, MTL [Slashing] 9:24 | |
| Jean Beliveau, MTL [Elbowing] 13:45 | |
| Mike Robitaille, DET [Holding, Roughing] 14:21 | |
| Pete Mahovlich, MTL [Roughing] 14:21 | |
| Gary Bergman, DET [Holding] 19:23 | |
| 2: | Jim Niekamp, DET [Tripping] 8:42 |
| 3: | Jim Niekamp, DET [Elbowing] 12:53 |
| Guy Lapointe, MTL [Elbowing] 12:53 | |
| Bench penalty, DET [Too many men on the ice] 18:08 | |
| Guy Charron, DET [Delay of game] 19:07 |
Penalty time: MTL: 8 minutes
DET: 16 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogie Vachon | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| J.C. Tremblay | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jean Beliveau | 4 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Larry Pleau | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Terry Harper | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| John Ferguson | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 30 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Niekamp | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Arnie Brown | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Serge Lajeunesse | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Tom Webster | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gordie Howe | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tom Miller | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gerry Hart | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Krulicki | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Mike Robitaille | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Collins | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Charron | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick McCann | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Roy Edwards | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 9-13- 8-30
DET: 13- 9- 7-29
Goalies: MTL: Rogie Vachon (W, 22-9-8)
DET: Roy Edwards (L, 11-18-7)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Ron Ego
Attendance: 13,322
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