All NHL game summaries from December 23, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (21-6-4) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 Buffalo Sabres (7-21-7) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | BOS, | Derek Sanderson 5 (Reggie Leach, Dallas Smith), 7:48 |
| BUF, | Rick Martin 22 (Eddie Shack, Gilbert Perreault), 11:21 - PP | |
| 2: | BOS, | Reggie Leach 6 (Derek Sanderson), :47 |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 26 (Ken Hodge), 2:04 | |
| BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 15 (Rick Martin, Chris Evans), 11:42 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 16 (Jim Watson), :19 |
| BUF, | Mike Byers 7 (Gilbert Perreault), 4:34 | |
| BOS, | Ken Hodge 9 (Phil Esposito, Bobby Orr), 5:34 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bobby Orr, BOS [Hi-sticking] 9:51 |
| Eddie Shack, BUF [Hooking] 15:35 | |
| John McKenzie, BOS [Interference] 16:06 | |
| 2: | Chris Evans, BUF [Hooking] 6:33 |
| Phil Esposito, BOS [Fighting] 19:38 | |
| 3: | Larry Hillman, BUF [Fighting] 19:38 |
Penalty time: BOS: 9 minutes
BUF: 9 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 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Ted Green | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Matt Ravlich | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 39 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Watson | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Hillman | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Al Hamilton | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Danny Lawson | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Phil Goyette | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Mike Byers | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Anderson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kevin O'Shea | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ray McKay | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Evans | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Dryden | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 17- 9-13-39
BUF: 11- 8- 9-28
Goalies: BOS: Eddie Johnston (T, 12-3-2)
BUF: Dave Dryden (T, 1-4-1)
Referee: Bill Friday
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ron Finn
Attendance: 15,360
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