NHL game summary from October 14, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (1-2-0) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Boston Bruins (2-1-0) |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 1: | BOS, | Wayne Cashman 1 (Phil Esposito, Ken Hodge), 6:23 |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 3 (Ken Hodge, Bobby Orr), 14:55 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Phil Esposito 4 (Dallas Smith, Ken Hodge), 6:49 |
| BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 1 (Ron Anderson, Tracy Pratt), 9:24 | |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 2 (Don Awrey, Ken Hodge), 11:07 | |
| BOS, | Bobby Orr 1 (Phil Esposito, Dallas Smith), 19:23 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Mike Robitaille 1 (Gerry Meehan), 6:39 |
| BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 1 (Phil Esposito, John McKenzie), 9:03 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gilbert Perreault, BUF [Hooking] 1:06 |
| Bench penalty, BOS [Too many men on the ice] 3:26 | |
| Tracy Pratt, BUF [Holding] 7:47 | |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Kneeing] 10:32 | |
| Dallas Smith, BOS [Tripping] 17:48 | |
| 2: | Roger Crozier, BUF [Tripping] 2:27 |
| Ken Hodge, BOS [Cross checking] 15:13 | |
| 3: | Mike Robitaille, BUF [Hooking] 8:19 |
| Don Awrey, BOS [Interference] 9:51 | |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey, BOS [Boarding] 15:38 |
Penalty time: BUF: 8 minutes
BOS: 12 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Crozier | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Watson | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Mike Robitaille | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Tracy Pratt | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Doug Barrie | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Al Hamilton | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Danny Lawson | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Phil Goyette | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Don Luce | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Anderson | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin O'Shea | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Zaine | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray McKay | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Keenan | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 16 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 16 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Rick Smith | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 3- 8- 5-16
BOS: 13-15- 9-37
Goalies: BUF: Roger Crozier (L, 1-2-0)
BOS: Eddie Johnston (W, 2-0-0)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Bob Kilger
Attendance: 14,995
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