NHL game summary from March 31, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (24-39-13) |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (21-36-18) |
0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
1: BUF, Floyd Smith 5 (Reg Fleming, Skip Krake), 12:22
2: BUF, Gerry Meehan 23 (Doug Barrie, Steve Atkinson), 3:17
BUF, Eddie Shack 25 (Gilbert Perreault, Doug Barrie), 7:44
3: BUF, Gilbert Perreault 37 (Steve Atkinson), 1:49
PIT, Andy Bathgate 15 (Ron Schock, Dunc McCallum), 2:10
BUF, Eddie Shack 26 (Gilbert Perreault, Dick Duff), 5:26
PIT, Rod Zaine 8 (Ken Schinkel, Duane Rupp), 8:30 - PP
BUF, Eddie Shack 27 (Gerry Meehan), 10:26 - PP
PIT, Syl Apps 9 (Keith McCreary, Jean Pronovost), 11:28
PIT, Dean Prentice 21 (Bob Woytowich), 13:38
Penalties:
1: Tracy Pratt, BUF [Tripping] 3:21
2: Kevin O'Shea, BUF [Holding] 8:43
Duane Rupp, PIT [Holding] 10:14
Jim Watson, BUF [Slashing] 11:08
3: Jim Watson, BUF [Interference] 6:55
Jim Morrison, PIT [Tripping] 8:54
Penalty time: BUF: 8 minutes
PIT: 4 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Watson | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Tracy Pratt | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Barrie | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Hamilton | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Reg Fleming | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Skip Krake | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ron Anderson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Floyd Smith | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kevin O'Shea | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dick Duff | 20 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Marshall | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Keenan | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Joe Daley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 24 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Rupp | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Woytowich | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bob Blackburn | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Dunc McCallum | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Val Fonteyne | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Andy Bathgate | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Keith McCreary | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dean Prentice | 20 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Rod Zaine | 24 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| John Stewart | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Morrison | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 41 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 7- 7-10-24
PIT: 14-10-16-40
Goalies: BUF: Joe Daley (W, 12-16-6)
PIT: Cam Newton (L, 1-2-0)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Dave Shewchyk
Attendance: 7,051
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