NHL game summary from December 18, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (21-6-2) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (10-18-4) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
1: BOS, John McKenzie 7 (Johnny Bucyk, Fred Stanfield), 3:37 - PP
2: PIT, Rene Robert 7 (Ken Schinkel, Syl Apps), 11:27 - PP
PIT, Ken Schinkel 7 (Bryan Hextall), 13:08
BOS, Mike Walton 10 (Derek Sanderson, Reggie Leach), 13:53
3: BOS, John McKenzie 8 (Fred Stanfield, Ted Green), 10:47
BOS, Wayne Cashman 9 (Ken Hodge), 12:23 - PP
PIT, Darryl Edestrand 3 (John Stewart), 15:38
Penalties:
1: Joe Noris, PIT [Holding] 3:12
2: Darryl Edestrand, PIT [Tripping] 5:42
Ed Westfall, BOS [Tripping] 9:47
Nick Harbaruk, PIT [Tripping] 14:58
3: Ken Hodge, BOS [Tripping] 5:11
Wayne Cashman, BOS [Hooking] 10:07
Bob Woytowich, PIT [Tripping] 10:33
Penalty time: BOS: 6 minutes
PIT: 8 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 | 3 |
| Ted Green | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Rick Smith | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -1 | 28 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Woytowich | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Val Fonteyne | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| John Stewart | 20 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Leiter | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Joe Noris | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Les Binkley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 1 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 8-14- 6-28
PIT: 15- 7-11-33
Goalies: BOS: Eddie Johnston (W, 12-3-1)
PIT: Les Binkley (L, 4-7-2)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Bob Kilger, Ron Hoggarth
Attendance: 11,837
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