NHL game summary from December 11, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (19-5-2) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
 Vancouver Canucks (8-17-4) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | VAN, | Wayne Connelly 8 (Andre Boudrias), 2:04 |
| BOS, | Garnet "Ace" Bailey 5 (Fred Stanfield, John McKenzie), 15:24 | |
| BOS, | Fred Stanfield 7 (Dallas Smith, Ted Green), 19:22 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Ed Westfall 6 (Derek Sanderson), 14:38 |
| BOS, | Bobby Orr 13 (Phil Esposito, Johnny Bucyk), 16:21 - PP | |
| 3: | BOS, | Phil Esposito 21 (Ken Hodge), 6:53 |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 22 (Dallas Smith, Ted Green), 7:32 | |
| VAN, | Dale Tallon 6 (Dave Balon, Andre Boudrias), 13:24 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ed Westfall, BOS [Interference] 12:24 |
| 2: | Garnet "Ace" Bailey, BOS [Hi-sticking] 7:53 |
| John Schella, VAN [Holding] 7:53 | |
| Dale Tallon, VAN [Hooking] 10:32 | |
| Andre Boudrias, VAN [Hooking] 15:57 | |
| 3: | Bobby Orr, BOS [Tripping] 13:16 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey, BOS [Charging] 14:06 |
Penalty time: BOS: 8 minutes
VAN: 6 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| Ted Green | 6 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Smith | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Matt Ravlich | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 29 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunc Wilson | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| John Schella | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| Wayne Connelly | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dale Tallon | 9 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Fred Speck | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Wayne Maki | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Ron Stewart | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rosaire Paiement | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ted Taylor | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Ward | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Balon | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Murray Hall | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| George Gardner | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 43 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 43 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 9-11- 9-29
VAN: 12-12-19-43
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 8-3-1)
VAN: Dunc Wilson (L, 5-10-1),
George Gardner Referee: Bryan Lewis Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Bob Mclaren Attendance: 15,570
George Gardner Referee: Bryan Lewis Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Bob Mclaren Attendance: 15,570
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