NHL game summary from November 6, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (8-3-1) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Detroit Red Wings (3-10-1) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1: no scoring
2: no scoring
3: BOS, Johnny Bucyk 7 (Fred Stanfield, John McKenzie), 4:29
BOS, Phil Esposito 9 (Bobby Orr, Ken Hodge), 9:23 - PP
DET, Brian Conacher 3 (Nick Libett, Arnie Brown), 17:07
Penalties:
1: Guy Charron, DET [Hooking] 13:02
Bobby Orr, BOS [Delay of game] 17:22
2: Larry Johnston, DET [Hooking] 7:51
Ron Stackhouse, DET [Tripping] 9:17
Mike Walton, BOS [Broken stick] 9:52
3: Guy Charron, DET [Hooking] 7:30
Arnie Brown, DET [Interference] 18:27
Ken Hodge, BOS [Interference with official] 18:27
Penalty time: BOS: 6 minutes
DET: 10 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rick Smith | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 0 | 39 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Johnston | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Arnie Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 5 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Leon Rochefort | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Karlander | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Harris | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Wall | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Collins | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Charron | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Brian Conacher | 24 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Al Smith | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 8- 9-22-39
DET: 14- 8- 8-30
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 3-2-0)
DET: Al Smith (L, 1-7-0)
Referee: John Ashley
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Terry Pierce
Attendance: 13,812
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