NHL game summary from March 21, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (38-21-13) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
 New York Rangers (44-17-11) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | NYR, | Bob Nevin 18 (Jean Ratelle), 2:21 |
| MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 31 (Terry Harper), 6:34 | |
| MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 32 (Marc Tardif, Pete Mahovlich), 17:09 | |
| MTL, | Jean Beliveau 22 (Yvan Cournoyer, J.C. Tremblay), 19:19 - PP | |
| 2: | NYR, | Vic Hadfield 17 (Bob Nevin), 8:42 - PP |
| MTL, | Rejean Houle 10 (Jacques Lemaire, Henri Richard), 18:08 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Marc Tardif 19 (Yvan Cournoyer, Pete Mahovlich), 3:31 |
| MTL, | Frank Mahovlich 28 (Jean Beliveau), 4:32 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dale Rolfe, NYR [Hooking] 18:52 |
| 2: | Pete Mahovlich, MTL [Holding] 0:26 |
| Vic Hadfield, NYR [Charging] 2:33 | |
| Pierre Bouchard, MTL [Interference] 6:45 | |
| Pete Mahovlich, MTL [Hi-sticking] 12:54 | |
| Dale Rolfe, NYR [Hi-sticking] 12:54 | |
| 3: | Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Hooking] 5:44 |
| Glen Sather, NYR [Fighting] 6:30 | |
| J.C. Tremblay, MTL [Slashing, Fighting] 6:30 | |
| Yvan Cournoyer, MTL [Tripping] 9:31 | |
| Jim Neilson, NYR [Interference] 14:33 | |
| Dale Rolfe, NYR [Misconduct] 14:33 |
Penalty time: MTL: 15 minutes
NYR: 25 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| J.C. Tremblay | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -1 | 1 |
| Jean Beliveau | 4 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Terry Harper | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Leon Rochefort | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 30 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Horton | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 3 |
| Larry Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bob Nevin | 8 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Ron Stewart | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Balon | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 5 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Jack Egers | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Andre Dupont | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 49 | ||||||
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 49 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 13- 9- 8-30
NYR: 16-18-15-49
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 4-0-0)
NYR: Ed Giacomin (L, 24-10-7)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Ron Ego
Attendance: 17,250
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