NHL game summary from December 26, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (16-11-8) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Boston Bruins (23-6-4) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
1: BOS, Ken Hodge 11 (Bobby Orr), :38
2: BOS, Phil Esposito 28 (Johnny Bucyk, John McKenzie), 13:45 - PP
3: TOR, Bob Baun 1 (Darryl Sittler, Don Marshall), 8:48
BOS, Ken Hodge 12 (Wayne Cashman, Phil Esposito), 19:37 - EN
Penalties:
1: Brian Glennie, TOR [Holding] 5:54
Reggie Leach, BOS [Charging] 15:31
2: Bench penalty, TOR [Too many men on the ice] 3:05
Bobby Orr, BOS [Holding] 8:37
Brian Glennie, TOR [Holding] 12:29
3: Jim Dorey, TOR [Holding] 5:19
Rick Ley, TOR [Holding] 17:12
Penalty time: TOR: 10 minutes
BOS: 4 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Ley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Pelyk | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jim Dorey | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Norm Ullman | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Guy Trottier | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy MacMillan | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Brian Spencer | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Denis Dupere | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim McKenny | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Garry Monahan | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Baun | 21 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Marshall | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bernie Parent | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -6 | 29 | ||||||
| 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 | 2 | 5 |
| Ted Green | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Rick Smith | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 5 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 9-11- 9-29
BOS: 8- 9-14-31
Goalies: TOR: Bernie Parent (L, 9-7-5)
BOS: Eddie Johnston (W, 13-3-2)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 14,995
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