NHL game summary from October 9, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (0-1-0) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (1-0-0) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | PIT, | Ron Schock 1 (Val Fonteyne), 5:31 - SH |
| PHI, | Bobby Clarke 1 (Bob Kelly), 16:58 - PP | |
| 2: | PIT, | Greg Polis 1 (Syl Apps, Jean Pronovost), 3:14 - PP |
| PHI, | Serge Bernier 1 (Bill Lesuk, Brent Hughes), 11:38 - PP | |
| 3: | PIT, | Darryl Edestrand 1 (Jean Pronovost, Greg Polis), 10:25 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pierre Plante, PHI [Hooking] 0:36 |
| Bryan Hextall, PIT [Boarding] 4:37 | |
| Ed Van Impe, PHI [Elbowing] 6:48 | |
| Ron Schock, PIT [Hooking] 10:19 | |
| Greg Polis, PIT [Hi-sticking] 13:48 | |
| Bobby Clarke, PHI [Hi-sticking] 13:48 | |
| Keith McCreary, PIT [Tripping] 15:04 | |
| Bryan Watson, PIT [Leaving penalty box double minor, Game misconduct] 16:58 | |
| Doug Favell, PHI [Leaving the crease] 16:58 | |
| Nick Harbaruk, PIT [Cross checking] 20:00 | |
| 2: | Gary Dornhoefer, PHI [Cross checking] 2:35 |
| Bob Kelly, PHI [Charging] 9:16 | |
| Dave Burrows, PIT [Tripping] 9:40 | |
| Ed Van Impe, PHI [Hi-sticking] 13:26 | |
| Bill Lesuk, PHI [Holding] 15:38 | |
| 3: | Barry Ashbee, PHI [Hooking] 3:38 |
| Bob Kelly, PHI [Hooking] 12:40 |
Penalty time: PHI: 20 minutes
PIT: 26 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Favell | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Van Impe | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Brown | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Ashbee | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Brent Hughes | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Hillman | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Wright | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Larry Mickey | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Lesuk | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Johnson | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Serge Bernier | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Larry Hale | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Plante | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 23 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Val Fonteyne | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Keith McCreary | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Leiter | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Horton | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Noris | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Les Binkley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 10- 6- 7-23
PIT: 6- 8-11-25
Goalies: PHI: Doug Favell (L, 0-1-0)
PIT: Les Binkley (W, 1-0-0)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Ron Finn
Attendance: 11,733
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