NHL game summary from December 23, 1970
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (23-5-5) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Detroit Red Wings (10-18-4) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1: BOS, Ed Westfall 10 (Garnet "Ace" Bailey), :41
BOS, Fred Stanfield 11 (Bobby Orr, Phil Esposito), 6:04 - PP
2: no scoring
3: DET, Frank Mahovlich 13 (Gary Bergman, Alex Delvecchio), 2:34
Penalties:
1: Gary Bergman, DET [Interference] 5:59
Gerry Hart, DET [Elbowing] 8:23
John McKenzie, BOS [Hi-sticking] 8:23
Gordie Howe, DET [Holding] 14:57
Dallas Smith, BOS [Interference] 17:20
2: Tom Webster, DET [Tripping] 7:54
John McKenzie, BOS [Hi-sticking] 10:38
3: Gerry Hart, DET [Hooking] 5:12
Penalty time: BOS: 6 minutes
DET: 10 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Ted Green | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 8 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Rick Smith | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 39 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Dale Rolfe | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Serge Lajeunesse | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Tom Webster | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Gordie Howe | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Luce | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Harris | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Wayne Connelly | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry Hart | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Hank Monteith | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Dea | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Rutherford | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 16-10-13-39
DET: 11- 7- 5-23
Goalies: BOS: Eddie Johnston (W, 12-2-1)
DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 0-3-1)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Claude Bechard
Attendance: 14,596
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