NHL game summary from March 20, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (20-40-10) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 St. Louis Blues (30-24-17) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | STL, | Jim Lorentz 18 (Frank St. Marseille, Bill Sutherland), 2:24 - PP |
| STL, | Bill Sutherland 17 (Carl Brewer, Jim Lorentz), 11:20 - PP | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | DET, | Alex Delvecchio 19 (Guy Charron, Serge Lajeunesse), 4:02 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Red Berenson, DET [Tripping] 1:20 | |
| Garry Unger, STL [Tripping] 6:39 | ||
| Serge Lajeunesse, DET [Hi-sticking] 10:22 | ||
| Gordie Howe, DET [Elbowing] 16:12 | ||
| 2: | Noel Picard, STL [Delay of game] 3:48 | |
| Jim Niekamp, DET [Tripping] 6:54 | ||
| Tim Ecclestone, DET [Elbowing] 9:51 | ||
| Garry Unger, STL [Broken stick] 18:02 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: DET: 10 minutes
STL: 6 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jim Niekamp | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Arnie Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Serge Lajeunesse | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Webster | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gordie Howe | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Don Luce | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Miller | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rene Leclerc | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Krulicki | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Robitaille | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Collins | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Guy Charron | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 38 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Brewer | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Arbour | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noel Picard | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Morrison | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Connelly | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Craig Cameron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| John Arbour | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brit Selby | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim Lorentz | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Christian Bordeleau | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Sutherland | 22 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bill Plager | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fran Huck | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ernie Wakely | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 8 defensemen) | -5 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 8 defensemen) | -5 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 13-16- 9-38
STL: 10-10- 7-27
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 6-13-2)
STL: Ernie Wakely (W, 18-13-10)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Pat Shetler, George Ashley
Attendance: 19,205
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