All NHL game summaries from April 18, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (46-26-13) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
 Boston Bruins (60-18-7) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Montreal Canadiens win, 4 games to 3 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | BOS, | Ken Hodge 2, 6:50 |
| MTL, | Frank Mahovlich 6 (Jacques Lemaire), 14:48 | |
| MTL, | Rejean Houle 1 (Pete Mahovlich, J.C. Tremblay), 17:38 | |
| 2: | MTL, | J.C. Tremblay 2 (Frank Mahovlich, Jacques Lemaire), 15:44 |
| 3: | MTL, | Frank Mahovlich 7 (Jacques Lemaire), :14 |
| BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 2 (Fred Stanfield), 1:02 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dallas Smith, BOS [Roughing] 3:47 |
| John Ferguson, MTL [Roughing] 3:47 | |
| Jean Beliveau, MTL [Hooking] 11:07 | |
| Henri Richard, MTL [Fighting] 11:17 | |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Fighting] 11:17 | |
| Dallas Smith, BOS [Holding] 18:15 | |
| 2: | Pete Mahovlich, MTL [Tripping] 3:10 |
| Jean Beliveau, MTL [Hooking] 6:10 | |
| John McKenzie, BOS [Hooking] 9:45 | |
| Henri Richard, MTL [Hi-sticking] 13:45 | |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Hi-sticking] 13:45 | |
| 3: | Rejean Houle, MTL [Interference] 6:20 |
| Derek Sanderson, BOS [Fighting] 9:58 | |
| John Ferguson, MTL [Fighting] 9:58 |
Penalty time: MTL: 22 minutes
BOS: 18 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| J.C. Tremblay | 3 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jean Beliveau | 4 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| John Ferguson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 2 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 33 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Ted Green | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 11 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 7 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rick Smith | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Walton | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 8 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -9 | 48 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -9 | 48 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 18- 9- 7-34
BOS: 14-16-18-48
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 4-3-0)
BOS: Gerry Cheevers (L, 3-3-0)
Referee: John Ashley
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, John D'Amico
Attendance: 14,894
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (54-20-11) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
 Chicago Blackhawks (53-21-9) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| New York Rangers lead, 1 game to 0 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | CHI, | Cliff Koroll 3 (Pat Stapleton, Dennis Hull), 12:59 - PP |
| 2: | NYR, | Jean Ratelle 1 (Vic Hadfield, Rod Gilbert), 16:44 |
| 3: | no scoring | |
| 4: | NYR, | Pete Stemkowski 1 (Bruce MacGregor, Dale Rolfe), 1:37 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Eric Nesterenko, CHI [Tripping] 4:19 | |
| Rod Seiling, NYR [Holding] 12:38 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Keith Magnuson, CHI [Elbowing] 2:51 | |
| Brad Park, NYR [Hooking] 4:32 | ||
| 4: | none | |
Penalty time: NYR: 4 minutes
CHI: 4 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Tim Horton | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Nevin | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 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 | 0 | 4 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Balon | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 34 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill White | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Keith Magnuson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Doug Jarrett | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Jim Pappin | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Bobby Hull | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Dennis Hull | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Danny O'Shea | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pat Stapleton | 12 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Eric Nesterenko | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chico Maki | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Gerry Pinder | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -10 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -10 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 11- 9-13- 1-34
CHI: 9-11-10- 2-32
Goalies: NYR: Ed Giacomin (W, 5-1-0)
CHI: Tony Esposito (L, 4-1-0)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Pat Shetler, Claude Bechard
Attendance: n/a
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