NHL game summary from January 31, 1970
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (25-11-11) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Montreal Canadiens (25-11-11) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | MTL, | John Ferguson 12 (Terry Harper, Claude Provost), 12:30 |
| MTL, | Jacques Laperriere 5 (Yvan Cournoyer, J.C. Tremblay), 16:05 - PP | |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 27 (Bobby Orr), 17:35 - PP | |
| 2: | BOS, | Bobby Orr 16, 1:52 |
| 3: | MTL, | Mickey Redmond 16 (Jacques Lemaire, Henri Richard), 3:11 |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 28 (Ken Hodge), 4:43 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ed Westfall, BOS [Elbowing] 14:19 |
| John Ferguson, MTL [Interference] 16:26 | |
| 2: | Rick Smith, BOS [Cross checking] 6:17 |
| John McKenzie, BOS [Elbowing] 10:59 | |
| Yvan Cournoyer, MTL [Slashing] 12:02 | |
| Don Awrey, BOS [Holding] 12:36 | |
| Wayne Carleton, BOS [Hooking] 19:06 | |
| 3: | John Ferguson, MTL [Hooking] 5:12 |
| Ted Harris, MTL [Holding] 8:26 |
Penalty time: BOS: 10 minutes
MTL: 8 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Carleton | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Lorentz | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 29 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| J.C. Tremblay | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Beliveau | 4 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ralph Backstrom | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ted Harris | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 9 |
| Claude Provost | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Lucien Grenier | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Terry Harper | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Ferguson | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Mickey Redmond | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 44 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 44 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 5-12-12-29
MTL: 15-15-14-44
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (T, 13-6-4)
MTL: Rogie Vachon (T, 19-9-9)
Referee: John Ashley
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, John D'Amico
Attendance: 18,454
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