NHL game summary from December 20, 1970
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (12-15-5) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Boston Bruins (22-5-5) |
0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 1: | MIN, | Bill Heindl 1 (Bobby Rousseau, Charlie Burns), 15:35 |
| 2: | BOS, | John McKenzie 12 (Dallas Smith, Johnny Bucyk), :13 |
| MIN, | Danny O'Shea 8 (Bill Goldsworthy, J.P. Parise), 9:09 | |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 29 (John McKenzie, Bobby Orr), 12:03 - PP | |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 30 (Ken Hodge, Wayne Cashman), 18:44 | |
| 3: | BOS, | John McKenzie 13 (Johnny Bucyk), 5:13 |
| BOS, | John McKenzie 14 (Phil Esposito, Johnny Bucyk), 10:43 - PP | |
| BOS, | Derek Sanderson 12 (Ed Westfall, Dallas Smith), 17:45 - SH | |
| BOS, | Ted Green 3 (Ken Hodge, Phil Esposito), 19:22 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dallas Smith, BOS [Holding] 5:32 |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Hi-sticking] 9:20 | |
| Bill Goldsworthy, MIN [Interference] 9:36 | |
| 2: | Barry Gibbs, MIN [Fighting] 0:25 |
| John McKenzie, BOS [Roughing, Fighting] 0:25 | |
| Bill Goldsworthy, MIN [Hooking] 11:56 | |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Elbowing] 13:25 | |
| 3: | Fred Barrett, MIN [Interference] 9:05 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey, BOS [Elbowing] 12:07 | |
| Gilles Gilbert, MIN [Slashing] 12:07 | |
| Don Awrey, BOS [Interference] 16:06 |
Penalty time: MIN: 13 minutes
BOS: 17 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Ted Harris | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Danny O'Shea | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 7 |
| Charlie Burns | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Tommy Williams | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Heindl | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jude Drouin | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 5 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Walt McKechnie | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilles Gilbert | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 36 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Ted Green | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rick Smith | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Carleton | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Schock | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 14 | 47 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 14 | 47 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 15-10-11-36
BOS: 13-16-18-47
Goalies: MIN: Gilles Gilbert (L, 2-5-1)
BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 11-3-4)
Referee: Bob Sloan
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 14,994
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