NHL game summary from December 31, 1969
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (18-8-9) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Detroit Red Wings (16-11-7) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1: | DET, | Alex Delvecchio 1 (Gordie Howe, Frank Mahovlich), 4:40 - PP |
| 2: | DET, | Alex Delvecchio 2 (Gordie Howe, Frank Mahovlich), 6:47 |
| 3: | DET, | Al Karlander 1, :46 |
| DET, | Wayne Connelly 11 (Bob Baun), 2:42 | |
| DET, | Garry Unger 14, 7:38 | |
| BOS, | Garnet "Ace" Bailey 5 (Ken Hodge, Phil Esposito), 11:20 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Garnet "Ace" Bailey, BOS [Elbowing] 2:45 |
| Ron Harris, DET [Cross checking] 7:02 | |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Cross checking] 7:02 | |
| Gary Bergman, DET [Holding] 9:12 | |
| Ron Harris, DET [Hooking] 17:15 | |
| 2: | Bobby Orr, BOS [Hooking] 9:00 |
| Garry Monahan, DET [Holding] 13:29 | |
| Dallas Smith, BOS [Holding] 18:13 | |
| 3: | Gordie Howe, DET [Tripping] 10:23 |
| Don Awrey, BOS [Hooking] 12:42 | |
| John McKenzie, BOS [Holding] 16:18 | |
| Frank Mahovlich, DET [Interference] 17:50 |
Penalty time: BOS: 12 minutes
DET: 12 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 9 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Wayne Carleton | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Jim Lorentz | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Speer | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 39 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Baun | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Carl Brewer | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gordie Howe | 9 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Garry Monahan | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Al Karlander | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Harris | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Wayne Connelly | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Matt Ravlich | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Billy Dea | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Roy Edwards | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 15-11-13-39
DET: 8-14-13-35
Goalies: BOS: Eddie Johnston (L, 8-4-6)
DET: Roy Edwards (W, 8-7-3)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Ron Finn
Attendance: 14,189
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