NHL game summary from October 13, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (1-1-0) |
1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
 New York Rangers (1-1-1) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | BOS, | Phil Esposito 2 (Fred Stanfield, Johnny Bucyk), 1:56 - PP |
| 2: | BOS, | Ed Westfall 1 (Fred Stanfield, Dallas Smith), 2:15 |
| BOS, | Mike Walton 1, 2:54 | |
| BOS, | Fred Stanfield 1 (Johnny Bucyk, Bobby Orr), 11:20 | |
| NYR, | Rod Gilbert 2 (Rod Seiling, Jean Ratelle), 17:43 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Ed Westfall 2 (Derek Sanderson, Mike Walton), 5:44 |
| BOS, | Derek Sanderson 1 (Ed Westfall), 7:08 - SH |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dale Rolfe, NYR [Holding] 0:43 |
| Brad Park, NYR [Hooking] 6:01 | |
| Don Awrey, BOS [Holding] 12:36 | |
| 2: | Jack Egers, NYR [Elbowing] 4:04 |
| Don Awrey, BOS [Holding] 6:33 | |
| Dallas Smith, BOS [Hooking] 19:46 | |
| 3: | Jim Neilson, NYR [Roughing] 2:03 |
| Don Awrey, BOS [Interference] 6:41 | |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey, BOS [Slashing] 10:25 | |
| Bob Stewart, BOS [Cross checking, Roughing] 18:39 | |
| Bill Fairbairn, NYR [Roughing] 18:39 |
Penalty time: BOS: 14 minutes
NYR: 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 | 3 | 3 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Smith | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 19 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 19 | 35 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Balon | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jack Egers | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ab Demarco | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 13- 6-16-35
NYR: 9-15-11-35
Goalies: BOS: Eddie Johnston (W, 1-0-0)
NYR: Ed Giacomin (L, 1-1-1)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Bob Kilger
Attendance: 17,250
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