NHL game summary from April 3, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (48-18-11) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Montreal Canadiens (42-22-13) |
3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 1: | MTL, | Frank Mahovlich 31 (Jacques Lemaire, Phil Roberto), 4:06 |
| NYR, | Ted Irvine 20 (Bruce MacGregor, Walt Tkaczuk), 10:03 | |
| MTL, | Bobby Sheehan 4, 16:55 | |
| MTL, | Bobby Sheehan 5 (Marc Tardif, Yvan Cournoyer), 17:17 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Guy Lapointe 15 (J.C. Tremblay, Yvan Cournoyer), 12:21 - PP |
| NYR, | Vic Hadfield 22 (Rod Seiling, Rod Gilbert), 17:14 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Jean Beliveau 25 (Frank Mahovlich, J.C. Tremblay), 11:36 - PP |
| MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 36 (Bobby Sheehan, J.C. Tremblay), 15:11 | |
| MTL, | Bobby Sheehan 6 (Marc Tardif), 19:01 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Terry Harper, MTL [Holding] 6:46 |
| John Ferguson, MTL [Hi-sticking] 12:40 | |
| 2: | Tim Horton, NYR [Tripping] 1:08 |
| Marc Tardif, MTL [Holding] 4:42 | |
| Tim Horton, NYR [Tripping] 12:06 | |
| Pete Mahovlich, MTL [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 14:20 | |
| Dave Balon, NYR [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 14:20 | |
| 3: | Terry Harper, MTL [Holding] 7:35 |
| Ted Irvine, NYR [Tripping] 10:52 | |
| John Ferguson, MTL [Holding] 11:51 |
Penalty time: NYR: 13 minutes
MTL: 17 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Tim Horton | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Bob Nevin | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ron Stewart | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Dave Balon | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 5 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Gilles Villemure | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 43 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 43 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J.C. Tremblay | 3 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jean Beliveau | 4 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Leon Rochefort | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Ferguson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 24 | C | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 15-15-13-43
MTL: 10-13-12-35
Goalies: NYR: Gilles Villemure (L, 22-8-4)
MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 6-0-0)
Referee: John Ashley
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Dave Shewchyk
Attendance: 17,744
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