NHL game summary from March 18, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (29-24-17) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Buffalo Sabres (20-37-13) |
1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
1: BUF, Don Marshall 18 (Al Hamilton, Phil Goyette), 14:29 - PP
2: STL, Wayne Connelly 12 (Garry Unger, John Arbour), 6:54
BUF, Eddie Shack 20, 8:05 - PP
BUF, Reg Fleming 5 (Kevin O'Shea, Eddie Shack), 10:58
BUF, Gilbert Perreault 35 (Al Hamilton, Don Marshall), 15:43 - PP
BUF, Dick Duff 8 (Gilbert Perreault, Tracy Pratt), 16:28
3: STL, Garry Unger 23, 2:59
STL, Fran Huck 8 (John Arbour, Bill Sutherland), 7:13
Penalties:
1: Al Hamilton, BUF [Holding] 5:21
Jim Watson, BUF [Roughing] 10:21
Fran Huck, STL [Hooking] 12:51
2: Bob Plager, STL [Holding] 7:37
Eddie Shack, BUF [Elbowing] 8:34
Bob Plager, STL [Hooking] 13:54
Garry Unger, STL [Tripping] 19:51
3: Jim Watson, BUF [Slashing] 8:47
Tracy Pratt, BUF [Cross checking] 9:00
Fran Huck, STL [Slashing] 9:00
Penalty time: STL: 10 minutes
BUF: 10 minutes
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Brewer | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Al Arbour | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Noel Picard | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| George Morrison | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Wayne Connelly | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bill McCreary | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Cameron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Arbour | 17 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Brit Selby | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Lorentz | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Christian Bordeleau | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Sutherland | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Fran Huck | 26 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Ernie Wakely | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 32 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Watson | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| Tracy Pratt | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Barrie | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Al Hamilton | 6 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Reg Fleming | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Goyette | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Skip Krake | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Anderson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Floyd Smith | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin O'Shea | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dick Duff | 20 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Marshall | 22 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Keenan | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dave Dryden | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 16 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 9-10-13-32
BUF: 4-11- 1-16
Goalies: STL: Ernie Wakely (L, 17-13-10)
BUF: Dave Dryden (W, 2-1-0)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: Pat Shetler, Ron Ego
Attendance: 10,429
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