NHL game summary from October 27, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (5-2-1) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Montreal Canadiens (5-1-2) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | MTL, | Rejean Houle 3 (Guy Lafleur, Larry Pleau), 12:02 |
| 2: | MTL, | Frank Mahovlich 10 (Jacques Lemaire, Yvan Cournoyer), 3:46 - PP |
| MTL, | Henri Richard 4 (Phil Roberto, Claude Larose), 5:05 | |
| MTL, | Guy Lapointe 1, 6:38 - PP | |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 5 (Phil Esposito, Bobby Orr), 17:20 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Phil Esposito 7 (Wayne Cashman, Bobby Orr), 4:18 |
| MTL, | Guy Lapointe 2 (Pierre Bouchard, Rejean Houle), 8:56 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Don Awrey, BOS [Holding] 3:46 |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Cross checking] 13:25 | |
| Frank Mahovlich, MTL [Hi-sticking] 15:57 | |
| 2: | Garnet "Ace" Bailey, BOS [Elbowing] 2:01 |
| Bobby Orr, BOS [Interference] 6:00 | |
| 3: | Pierre Bouchard, MTL [Holding] 6:48 |
| Larry Pleau, MTL [Tripping] 10:03 |
Penalty time: BOS: 8 minutes
MTL: 6 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -5 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -5 | 30 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| J.C. Tremblay | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Larry Pleau | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Terry Harper | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 42 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 42 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 8-13- 9-30
MTL: 15-15-12-42
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (L, 1-2-0)
MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 5-0-2)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Claude Bechard
Attendance: 18,316
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