NHL game summary from March 20, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (20-38-13) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Montreal Canadiens (37-21-13) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | MTL, | Guy Lapointe 12 (Henri Richard, Marc Tardif), 10:32 |
| 2: | MTL, | Bobby Sheehan 2 (Jacques Lemaire), 8:46 |
| MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 27 (Claude Larose, Guy Lapointe), 13:32 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Don Marshall 19 (Al Hamilton), 7:56 |
| BUF, | Reg Fleming 6 (Doug Barrie, Kevin O'Shea), 8:33 | |
| MTL, | Henri Richard 12 (Rejean Houle, Jacques Laperriere), 13:11 | |
| MTL, | Guy Lapointe 13 (Frank Mahovlich, Jean Beliveau), 17:58 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Doug Barrie, BUF [Interference] 11:24 | |
| 2: | Gilbert Perreault, BUF [Hooking] 4:31 | |
| Reg Fleming, BUF [Fighting] 18:32 | ||
| Pete Mahovlich, MTL [Fighting] 18:32 | ||
| Jean Beliveau, MTL [Hooking] 19:16 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: BUF: 9 minutes
MTL: 7 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Watson | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tracy Pratt | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Doug Barrie | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Al Hamilton | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Reg Fleming | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Goyette | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Skip Krake | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Ron Anderson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Floyd Smith | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin O'Shea | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Dick Duff | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Don Marshall | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Keenan | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave Dryden | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Daley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -16 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -16 | 33 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogie Vachon | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| J.C. Tremblay | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Beliveau | 4 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Terry Harper | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Leon Rochefort | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 24 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 6-14-13-33
MTL: 8-13-10-31
Goalies: BUF: Dave Dryden (L, 2-2-0),
Joe Daley MTL: Rogie Vachon,
Ken Dryden (W, 3-0-0) Referee: John Ashley Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Dave Shewchyk Attendance: 17,533
Joe Daley MTL: Rogie Vachon,
Ken Dryden (W, 3-0-0) Referee: John Ashley Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Dave Shewchyk Attendance: 17,533
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