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| Location(s) | Chicago: Chicago Stadium (1, 2, 5, 7) Montreal: Montreal Forum (3, 4, 6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | Montreal: Al MacNeil Chicago: Bill Reay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Captains | Montreal: Jean Beliveau Chicago: Vacant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dates | May 4–18, 1971 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Ken Dryden (Canadiens) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series-winning goal | Henri Richard (2:34, third, G7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hall of Famers | Canadiens: Jean Beliveau (1972) Yvan Cournoyer (1982) Ken Dryden (1983) Jacques Laperriere (1987) Guy Lapointe (1993) Jacques Lemaire (1984) Frank Mahovlich (1981) Henri Richard (1979) Serge Savard (1986; did not play) Rogie Vachon (2016) Black Hawks: Tony Esposito (1988) Bobby Hull (1983) Stan Mikita (1983) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1971 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1970–71 season, and the culmination of the 1971 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the Chicago Black Hawks and the Montreal Canadiens. The Black Hawks made their first appearance in the finals since 1965, while the Canadiens had last played in and won the final in 1969. The Canadiens won the series, four games to three.
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