NHL game summary from January 3, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (27-6-5) |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (12-19-5) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 21 (Ted Green, Fred Stanfield), 7:05 |
| BOS, | Bobby Orr 15 (Derek Sanderson), 9:30 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 22 (Fred Stanfield, Phil Esposito), 2:55 - PP |
| BOS, | Ed Westfall 12 (Don Awrey, Derek Sanderson), 5:01 | |
| BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 23 (Bobby Orr, Fred Stanfield), 16:28 - PP | |
| PHI, | Earl Heiskala 2 (Garry Peters, Wayne Hillman), 17:02 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bobby Clarke, PHI [Hooking] 0:19 |
| Bill Lesuk, PHI [Hooking] 6:10 | |
| Don Awrey, BOS [Holding] 9:40 | |
| Phil Esposito, BOS [Elbowing] 11:47 | |
| Don Awrey, BOS [Elbowing] 15:30 | |
| Bob Kelly, PHI [Holding] 17:19 | |
| 2: | Wayne Hillman, PHI [Holding] 0:45 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey, BOS [Hooking] 9:42 | |
| Gary Dornhoefer, PHI [Holding] 17:09 | |
| 3: | Lew Morrison, PHI [Tripping] 1:06 |
| Bobby Orr, BOS [Interference] 7:16 | |
| Larry Hillman, PHI [Hooking] 9:30 | |
| Gary Dornhoefer, PHI [Misconduct] 12:12 | |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey, BOS [Elbowing] 13:02 | |
| Lew Morrison, PHI [Hooking] 16:02 |
Penalty time: BOS: 12 minutes
PHI: 26 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Ted Green | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Rick Smith | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 41 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Favell | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Van Impe | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Hillman | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| Wayne Hillman | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Andre Lacroix | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Lew Morrison | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Cliff Schmautz | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Garry Peters | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Simon Nolet | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bill Lesuk | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Earl Heiskala | 19 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Johnson | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Serge Bernier | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Hale | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 7-19-15-41
PHI: 14-10- 9-33
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 14-3-4)
PHI: Doug Favell (L, 6-8-1)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Pat Shetler
Attendance: 14,620
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