NHL game summary from October 20, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (1-4-0) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Boston Bruins (3-1-1) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
1: BOS, Bobby Orr 2 (Phil Esposito), 1:41
BOS, Dallas Smith 1 (Phil Esposito, Bobby Orr), 7:43 - SH
BOS, Fred Stanfield 2 (John McKenzie, Bobby Orr), 9:51 - PP
2: DET, Marcel Dionne 2 (Nick Libett, Bill Collins), 9:07 - PP
DET, Mickey Redmond 2 (Alex Delvecchio), 11:29
BOS, Ed Westfall 3 (Derek Sanderson), 18:41
3: DET, Red Berenson 1, 11:41 - SH
Penalties:
1: Derek Sanderson, BOS [Tripping] 6:11
Jim Niekamp, DET [Hooking] 8:43
Jim Niekamp, DET [Tripping] 16:55
2: Johnny Bucyk, BOS [Hooking] 7:57
3: Gary Bergman, DET [Hooking] 11:26
Ivan Boldirev, BOS [Slashing] 15:06
Penalty time: DET: 6 minutes
BOS: 6 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Jim Niekamp | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Arnie Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 5 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tom Webster | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Leon Rochefort | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ab McDonald | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Al Karlander | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bob Wall | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Serge Lajeunesse | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Collins | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Conacher | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Smith | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 31 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Smith | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 4 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 9- 8-14-31
BOS: 13-10- 8-31
Goalies: DET: Al Smith (L, 0-3-0)
BOS: Eddie Johnston (W, 3-0-1)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Malcolm Ashford
Attendance: 14,995
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