NHL game summary from April 4, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (42-23-13) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Boston Bruins (57-14-7) |
1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 1: | BOS, | Derek Sanderson 28 (Ed Westfall), 5:51 - SH |
| MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 37 (Bob Murdoch, J.C. Tremblay), 18:04 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Phil Esposito 74 (Don Awrey, Wayne Cashman), 8:24 |
| BOS, | Ed Westfall 25 (Derek Sanderson, Don Awrey), 12:25 | |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 75 (Bobby Orr, Fred Stanfield), 15:06 - PP | |
| 3: | BOS, | Phil Esposito 76 (Dallas Smith, Wayne Cashman), 1:36 |
| BOS, | Derek Sanderson 29 (Dallas Smith, Ed Westfall), 16:04 - SH | |
| MTL, | Pete Mahovlich 35 (John Ferguson, Bob Murdoch), 16:24 - PP | |
| BOS, | John McKenzie 31 (Bobby Orr, Phil Esposito), 18:15 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bobby Orr, BOS [Holding] 5:23 |
| Jean Beliveau, MTL [Tripping] 16:00 | |
| Bobby Orr, BOS [Holding] 17:56 | |
| 2: | Johnny Bucyk, BOS [Elbowing] 4:27 |
| Bob Murdoch, MTL [Holding] 13:26 | |
| 3: | Don Awrey, BOS [Boarding] 2:29 |
| Johnny Bucyk, BOS [Tripping] 5:17 | |
| Don Marcotte, BOS [Boarding] 9:07 | |
| Rick Smith, BOS [Elbowing] 14:42 | |
| John Ferguson, MTL [Elbowing] 17:24 |
Penalty time: MTL: 6 minutes
BOS: 14 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.C. Tremblay | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jean Beliveau | 4 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 3 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Terry Harper | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Leon Rochefort | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Ferguson | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 23 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Phil Myre | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -21 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -21 | 37 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Ted Green | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Walton | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 19 | 44 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 19 | 44 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 11-13-13-37
BOS: 17-13-14-44
Goalies: MTL: Phil Myre (L, 13-11-4)
BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 27-8-5)
Referee: John Ashley
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Dave Shewchyk
Attendance: 14,994
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