NHL game summary from December 8, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (18-5-2) |
2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
 Los Angeles Kings (5-22-1) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
1: BOS, Derek Sanderson 4 (Reggie Leach, Ted Green), 3:50
LA , Mike Byers 4 (Harry Howell), 4:53
BOS, Johnny Bucyk 13 (Phil Esposito, John McKenzie), 12:23 - PP
2: LA , Bill Flett 6 (Juha Widing, Gilles Marotte), :34 - PP
3: BOS, Wayne Cashman 8 (Ken Hodge, Phil Esposito), 4:27
BOS, Dallas Smith 4 (Phil Esposito, John McKenzie), 5:55
BOS, Fred Stanfield 6 (Garnet "Ace" Bailey, Matt Ravlich), 7:23
LA , Larry Hillman 1 (Juha Widing, Bob Berry), 15:31
Penalties:
1: Ted Green, BOS [Delay of game - Smothering puck] 5:42
Ross Lonsberry, LA [Holding] 10:47
Derek Sanderson, BOS [Tripping] 19:53
2: Derek Sanderson, BOS [Tripping, Misconduct, Game misconduct] 4:33
Jean Potvin, LA [Holding] 12:48
3: Mike Byers, LA [Tripping] 11:40
Penalty time: BOS: 26 minutes
LA : 6 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ted Green | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Smith | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Matt Ravlich | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 39 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Mikkelson | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Larry Hillman | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gilles Marotte | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Harry Howell | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Real Lemieux | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Ralph Backstrom | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Mike Byers | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Lucien Grenier | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juha Widing | 15 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Eddie Joyal | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Flett | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Pulford | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 14-10-15-39
LA : 7-10- 9-26
Goalies: BOS: Eddie Johnston (W, 11-2-1)
LA : Rogie Vachon (L, 2-11-0)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Bob Mclaren
Attendance: 10,778
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