NHL game summary from April 24, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (48-27-13) |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |||
 Minnesota North Stars (33-38-16) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Montreal Canadiens lead, 2 games to 1 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | MIN, | Murray Oliver 5 (Charlie Burns, Lou Nanne), 7:11 |
| MTL, | Frank Mahovlich 9 (Jacques Lemaire), 8:47 | |
| MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 6 (Frank Mahovlich, Henri Richard), 17:39 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 4 (John Ferguson), 1:45 |
| MTL, | J.C. Tremblay 3 (Yvan Cournoyer, Frank Mahovlich), 5:17 - PP | |
| MTL, | Jacques Laperriere 3 (Terry Harper, Frank Mahovlich), 8:30 | |
| MIN, | Danny Grant 3 (Ted Harris), 15:56 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Jacques Laperriere 4 (Jean Beliveau, John Ferguson), 2:26 |
| MIN, | Bill Goldsworthy 2 (Jude Drouin, Ted Harris), 19:34 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Tom Reid, MIN [Holding] 1:57 |
| Barry Gibbs, MIN [Elbowing] 3:31 | |
| Jean Beliveau, MTL [Holding] 3:31 | |
| Claude Larose, MTL [Interference] 9:42 | |
| John Ferguson, MTL [Hooking] 12:42 | |
| Jude Drouin, MIN [Tripping] 13:25 | |
| John Ferguson, MTL [Elbowing] 15:09 | |
| 2: | Bill Goldsworthy, MIN [Cross checking] 4:31 |
| Jacques Laperriere, MTL [Holding] 9:20 | |
| Jean Beliveau, MTL [Slashing] 12:39 | |
| 3: | Ted Harris, MIN [Fighting] 10:49 |
| Pete Mahovlich, MTL [Fighting] 10:49 |
Penalty time: MTL: 17 minutes
MIN: 13 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| J.C. Tremblay | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jean Beliveau | 4 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry Harper | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
| John Ferguson | 22 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Murdoch | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 31 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Ted Harris | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Charlie Burns | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Ted Hampson | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Jude Drouin | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Muloin | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 11-11- 9-31
MIN: 7-15-11-33
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 6-4-0)
MIN: Cesare Maniago (L, 2-3-0)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, George Ashley
Attendance: 15,364
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