NHL game summary from December 30, 1970
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (25-6-5) |
0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
 Minnesota North Stars (13-16-6) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
1: no scoring
2: MIN, Danny O'Shea 10 (Bobby Rousseau, Fred Barrett), 2:34
MIN, Murray Oliver 4 (Bill Goldsworthy, Jude Drouin), 4:15 - PP
BOS, Phil Esposito 33 (Ken Hodge, Bobby Orr), 10:26 - PP
BOS, Ed Westfall 11 (Dallas Smith, Bobby Orr), 18:44
BOS, John McKenzie 15 (Johnny Bucyk, Ted Green), 19:15
3: BOS, Bobby Orr 14 (Dallas Smith, Johnny Bucyk), 6:07 - PP
BOS, Johnny Bucyk 20 (Bobby Orr), 16:53
BOS, Phil Esposito 34 (Don Marcotte, Dallas Smith), 19:18
Penalties:
1: Ted Harris, MIN [Hooking] 6:33
Dallas Smith, BOS [Elbowing] 17:11
2: Garnet "Ace" Bailey, BOS [Hooking] 3:33
Bill Goldsworthy, MIN [Tripping] 5:03
3: John McKenzie, BOS [Elbowing, Fighting] 0:17
Barry Gibbs, MIN [Fighting] 0:17
Phil Esposito, BOS [Elbowing] 4:31
Danny Grant, MIN [Holding] 5:29
Bill Goldsworthy, MIN [Hooking] 5:29
Penalty time: BOS: 13 minutes
MIN: 13 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Ted Green | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Rick Smith | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Wayne Carleton | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 39 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ted Harris | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Danny O'Shea | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Charlie Burns | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tommy Williams | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jude Drouin | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Norm Beaudin | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Walt McKechnie | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 8-15-16-39
MIN: 8-11-14-33
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 13-3-4)
MIN: Cesare Maniago (L, 8-7-2)
Referee: John Ashley
Linesmen: Pat Shetler, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 15,339
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