NHL game summary from April 12, 1970
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (42-19-19) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
 New York Rangers (40-24-16) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Series tied, 2-2 (best of 7) | |||||||
1: NYR, Rod Gilbert 3 (Ted Irvine, Arnie Brown), 3:49 - PP
NYR, Rod Gilbert 4 (Jean Ratelle, Ted Irvine), 5:00
2: BOS, Phil Esposito 4 (John McKenzie, Ken Hodge), 11:30
NYR, Dave Balon 1, 11:52
3: BOS, Bobby Orr 4 (Johnny Bucyk, Phil Esposito), 8:41 - PP
NYR, Walt Tkaczuk 2 (Dave Balon), 11:16
Penalties:
1: Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Elbowing] 0:22
Eddie Johnston, BOS [Slashing] 3:37
Bobby Orr, BOS [Holding] 8:53
Dave Balon, NYR [Hooking] 9:46
Rick Smith, BOS [Hi-sticking] 10:35
Derek Sanderson, BOS [Tripping] 16:32
2: Tim Horton, NYR [Holding] 3:57
Ken Hodge, BOS [Hi-sticking] 9:21
Ted Irvine, NYR [Hi-sticking] 9:21
Tim Horton, NYR [Slashing] 9:21
Tim Horton, NYR [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 14:41
Wayne Cashman, BOS [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 14:41
Don Marcotte, BOS [Tripping] 15:35
3: Derek Sanderson, BOS [Elbowing] 1:22
Jim Neilson, NYR [Interference] 7:33
Penalty time: BOS: 21 minutes
NYR: 19 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Wayne Carleton | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Lorentz | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Schock | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Speer | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Don Marcotte | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 25 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Horton | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Arnie Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Al Hamilton | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Bob Nevin | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Blackburn | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ron Stewart | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Luce | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Dave Balon | 17 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ab Demarco | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 7-11- 7-25
NYR: 12-12-15-39
Goalies: BOS: Eddie Johnston (L, 0-1-0)
NYR: Ed Giacomin (W, 2-1-0)
Referee: Bill Friday
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Pat Shetler
Attendance: 17,250
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