NHL game summary from December 26, 1970
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (24-6-5) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (9-17-10) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | PIT, | Wally Boyer 7 (Bob Woytowich, Duane Rupp), 5:14 - PP |
| PIT, | Wally Boyer 8 (Andy Bathgate, Keith McCreary), 19:03 | |
| 3: | PIT, | Nick Harbaruk 6 (Ron Schock, Dean Prentice), 12:14 |
| PIT, | Bryan Hextall 8, 13:16 | |
| BOS, | Bobby Orr 13 (Fred Stanfield, Johnny Bucyk), 15:47 - PP | |
| BOS, | Derek Sanderson 13 (Bobby Orr, Wayne Cashman), 19:31 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Nick Harbaruk, PIT [Holding] 5:05 |
| Dunc McCallum, PIT [Holding] 11:28 | |
| Phil Esposito, BOS [Hooking] 12:05 | |
| 2: | Bryan Watson, PIT [Holding] 0:23 |
| Don Awrey, BOS [Interference] 4:15 | |
| Phil Esposito, BOS [Slashing] 8:06 | |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Charging] 15:33 | |
| Bryan Watson, PIT [Hi-sticking] 15:33 | |
| Jean Pronovost, PIT [Interference] 16:33 | |
| Phil Esposito, BOS [Kneeing] 17:03 | |
| Don Marcotte, BOS [Elbowing] 19:41 | |
| 3: | Duane Rupp, PIT [Holding] 14:36 |
Penalty time: BOS: 12 minutes
PIT: 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 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ted Green | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Wayne Carleton | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -10 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -10 | 27 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duane Rupp | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Woytowich | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Blackburn | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Dunc McCallum | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Andy Bathgate | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Keith McCreary | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Sather | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Wally Boyer | 18 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Prentice | 20 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jim Morrison | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Al Smith | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 10- 5-12-27
PIT: 16-13- 9-38
Goalies: BOS: Eddie Johnston (L, 12-3-1)
PIT: Al Smith (W, 6-8-3)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Dave Shewchyk
Attendance: 13,050
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