NHL game summary from March 31, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (55-14-7) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
 Montreal Canadiens (41-22-13) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | MTL, | John Ferguson 16 (Yvan Cournoyer, Terry Harper), :59 |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 70 (Johnny Bucyk, Bobby Orr), 4:50 - PP | |
| BOS, | Dallas Smith 6 (Derek Sanderson), 13:04 - SH | |
| 2: | BOS, | Dallas Smith 7 (Wayne Cashman, Ken Hodge), 1:57 |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 71 (Wayne Cashman, Ken Hodge), 5:36 | |
| MTL, | Phil Roberto 13 (Bobby Sheehan), 14:24 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Wayne Carleton 19 (Ed Westfall), 2:05 |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 21 (Ken Hodge, Don Awrey), 7:19 | |
| MTL, | Phil Roberto 14 (Frank Mahovlich, Jean Beliveau), 13:35 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pierre Bouchard, MTL [Cross checking] 3:55 |
| Pete Mahovlich, MTL [Holding] 4:21 | |
| Don Awrey, BOS [Holding] 8:16 | |
| Ted Green, BOS [Tripping] 11:30 | |
| Jean Beliveau, MTL [Hooking] 17:56 | |
| 2: | Rick Smith, BOS [Interference] 6:14 |
| Phil Roberto, MTL [Cross checking] 9:09 | |
| Ken Hodge, BOS [Holding] 15:52 | |
| 3: | Jacques Lemaire, MTL [Tripping] 8:41 |
| Ted Green, BOS [Holding] 13:08 |
Penalty time: BOS: 10 minutes
MTL: 10 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ted Green | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Smith | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Wayne Carleton | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 14 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 14 | 35 | ||||||
| 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 | -1 | 1 |
| Jean Beliveau | 4 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Terry Harper | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| John Ferguson | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 24 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 14-10-11-35
MTL: 8- 7-14-29
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 26-8-5)
MTL: Rogie Vachon (L, 23-12-9)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Pat Shetler
Attendance: 18,351
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