NHL game summary from February 9, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (32-12-10) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Boston Bruins (38-8-7) |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 1: | BOS, | Bobby Orr 25 (Phil Esposito, Ken Hodge), :32 |
| NYR, | Rod Gilbert 22 (Brad Park, Jean Ratelle), 12:25 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 16 (Dave Balon, Jim Neilson), 4:53 - PP |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 47 (Wayne Cashman, Ken Hodge), 6:30 | |
| NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 17 (Bill Fairbairn, Rod Seiling), 13:13 - PP | |
| BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 34 (Ken Hodge, Bobby Orr), 15:50 - PP | |
| 3: | BOS, | Wayne Cashman 17 (Phil Esposito, Ken Hodge), 6:05 |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 18 (Phil Esposito, Ken Hodge), 19:31 - EN | |
| BOS, | Bobby Orr 26 (Ken Hodge, Phil Esposito), 19:48 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ted Green, BOS [Elbowing] 15:01 |
| 2: | Fred Stanfield, BOS [Tripping] 4:23 |
| Ted Green, BOS [Elbowing] 11:21 | |
| Derek Sanderson, BOS [Misconduct] 13:13 | |
| Tim Horton, NYR [Tripping] 14:03 | |
| 3: | Don Marcotte, BOS [Tripping] 7:56 |
Penalty time: NYR: 2 minutes
BOS: 18 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 5 |
| Tim Horton | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Larry Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bob Nevin | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Ron Stewart | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Dave Balon | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 10 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jack Egers | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gilles Villemure | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -21 | 43 | ||||||
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -21 | 43 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Ted Green | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Wayne Carleton | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 1 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 20 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 20 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 16-14-13-43
BOS: 16- 9-15-40
Goalies: NYR: Gilles Villemure (L, 16-4-4)
BOS: Eddie Johnston (W, 19-4-2)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, John D'Amico
Attendance: 14,994
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