NHL game summary from April 8, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (29-35-16) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||
 St. Louis Blues (35-26-19) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Series tied, 1-1 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | STL, | Bill McCreary 1, 10:19 |
| 3: | MIN, | Murray Oliver 1 (Lou Nanne, Ted Harris), :09 |
| STL, | Jimmy Roberts 1 (Carl Brewer), 3:45 | |
| STL, | Wayne Connelly 1 (Fran Huck, Frank St. Marseille), 8:34 - PP | |
| MIN, | Murray Oliver 2 (Lou Nanne, Charlie Burns), 10:58 | |
| STL, | Jimmy Roberts 2, 19:40 - EN | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ted Harris, MIN [Fighting] 2:25 |
| Jimmy Roberts, STL [Fighting] 2:25 | |
| Barry Gibbs, MIN [Slashing] 2:25 | |
| Carl Brewer, STL [Slashing] 2:25 | |
| Barclay Plager, STL [Slashing] 3:54 | |
| J.P. Parise, MIN [Slashing] 4:19 | |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey, MIN [Elbowing] 5:39 | |
| Bill Plager, STL [Elbowing] 11:01 | |
| Danny Grant, MIN [Tripping] 11:31 | |
| Noel Picard, STL [Hooking] 13:22 | |
| 2: | Garry Unger, STL [Misconduct] 19:10 |
| 3: | J.P. Parise, MIN [Misconduct] 2:45 |
| Noel Picard, STL [Misconduct] 2:45 | |
| Jude Drouin, MIN [Roughing] 3:20 | |
| Bob Plager, STL [Roughing] 3:20 | |
| Tom Reid, MIN [Holding] 7:11 |
Penalty time: MIN: 27 minutes
STL: 35 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Ted Harris | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Doug Mohns | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Charlie Burns | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 |
| Ted Hampson | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jude Drouin | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Danny Lawson | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gord Labossiere | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Brewer | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Al Arbour | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Noel Picard | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 3 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Terry Crisp | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Wayne Connelly | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bill McCreary | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Craig Cameron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Arbour | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim Lorentz | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Christian Bordeleau | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Plager | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Bennett | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fran Huck | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ernie Wakely | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 8 defensemen) | 4 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 8 defensemen) | 4 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 9- 8-11-28
STL: 9- 9-12-30
Goalies: MIN: Cesare Maniago (L, 1-1-0)
STL: Ernie Wakely (W, 1-0-0)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, George Ashley
Attendance: 18,774
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