NHL game summary from March 16, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (52-10-7) |
2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
 Detroit Red Wings (20-38-10) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | BOS, | John McKenzie 26 (Fred Stanfield), 3:24 |
| BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 49 (Rick Smith), 9:49 | |
| 2: | DET, | Nick Libett 16 (Tim Ecclestone, Red Berenson), 1:03 |
| BOS, | Wayne Carleton 16 (Mike Walton, Ted Green), 6:41 | |
| DET, | Gordie Howe 22 (Bill Collins), 7:51 - PP | |
| BOS, | Fred Stanfield 21 (Johnny Bucyk, Phil Esposito), 11:39 - PP | |
| DET, | Guy Charron 9, 16:13 | |
| BOS, | Rick Smith 2 (Wayne Cashman, Phil Esposito), 17:24 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Rick Smith 3, 1:10 |
| DET, | Mickey Redmond 19 (Bill Collins, Mike Robitaille), 2:42 | |
| BOS, | Ed Westfall 24 (Bobby Orr), 3:23 | |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 62, 4:15 | |
| BOS, | Wayne Carleton 17 (Ed Westfall, Mike Walton), 13:18 | |
| BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 50 (Fred Stanfield, Ted Green), 16:52 | |
| BOS, | Ken Hodge 41 (Phil Esposito, Ted Green), 19:01 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Mike Robitaille, DET [Hooking] 3:38 | |
| Phil Esposito, BOS [Holding] 7:47 | ||
| Arnie Brown, DET [Tripping] 10:21 | ||
| Bobby Orr, BOS [Holding] 17:55 | ||
| 3: | Ed Westfall, BOS [Elbowing] 8:30 | |
| Don Luce, DET [Roughing] 8:30 | ||
Penalty time: BOS: 6 minutes
DET: 6 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Ted Green | 6 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Rick Smith | 10 | D | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Wayne Carleton | 11 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Walton | 25 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 35 | 48 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 35 | 48 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jim Niekamp | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Arnie Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
| Serge Lajeunesse | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Webster | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Gordie Howe | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 5 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Don Luce | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Tom Miller | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rene Leclerc | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Krulicki | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Mike Robitaille | 21 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Bill Collins | 22 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Guy Charron | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Roy Edwards | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -35 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -35 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 17-16-15-48
DET: 11-11-12-34
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 24-6-5)
DET: Roy Edwards (L, 11-19-7)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Willard Norris, George Ashley
Attendance: 15,547
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