NHL game summary from October 10, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (1-1-0) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Buffalo Sabres (1-0-0) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | BUF, | Gerry Meehan 1 (Steve Atkinson), 1:40 |
| BUF, | Rod Zaine 1 (Steve Atkinson, Gerry Meehan), 18:03 | |
| 2: | PIT, | Joe Noris 1 (Ken Schinkel, Bryan Hextall), 3:35 |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rene Robert, PIT [Elbowing] 5:56 |
| Jim Watson, BUF [Holding] 9:00 | |
| 2: | Doug Barrie, BUF [Cross checking] 12:32 |
| Bob Leiter, PIT [Hooking] 13:03 | |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser, PIT [Hi-sticking, Slashing] 13:07 | |
| Kevin O'Shea, BUF [Hi-sticking, Slashing, Misconduct] 13:07 | |
| Bryan Watson, PIT [Misconduct] 15:13 | |
| 3: | Mike Robitaille, BUF [Slashing] 0:54 |
| Doug Barrie, BUF [Cross checking] 18:25 |
Penalty time: PIT: 18 minutes
BUF: 22 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Burrows | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Val Fonteyne | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith McCreary | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bob Leiter | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Tim Horton | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Noris | 27 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jim Rutherford | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 35 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Crozier | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Watson | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Mike Robitaille | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Tracy Pratt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Doug Barrie | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Al Hamilton | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Don Luce | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Lawson | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Phil Goyette | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rod Zaine | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Ron Anderson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Kevin O'Shea | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Ray McKay | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 9-15-11-35
BUF: 19-11- 9-39
Goalies: PIT: Jim Rutherford (L, 0-1-0)
BUF: Roger Crozier (W, 1-0-0)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Ron Ego, Ron Finn
Attendance: 15,429
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