NHL game summary from January 2, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (25-6-5) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 New York Rangers (25-6-6) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1: BOS, Bobby Orr 17 (Ken Hodge, Wayne Cashman), 19:52
2: BOS, Derek Sanderson 7 (Mike Walton, Ed Westfall), :30
BOS, Johnny Bucyk 16 (Fred Stanfield, Ken Hodge), 4:44 - PP
3: BOS, Johnny Bucyk 17 (John McKenzie, Fred Stanfield), 8:52
NYR, Pete Stemkowski 4 (Ted Irvine, Jim Neilson), 15:43
Penalties:
1: Ken Hodge, BOS [Interference] 3:19
Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Tripping] 10:47
Rick Smith, BOS [Holding] 15:34
2: John McKenzie, BOS [Fighting] 3:35
Dallas Smith, BOS [Game misconduct] 3:35
Brad Park, NYR [Roughing, Fighting] 3:35
Gerry Cheevers, BOS [Roughing] 18:32
Ted Irvine, NYR [Slashing] 18:32
3: none
Penalty time: BOS: 21 minutes
NYR: 11 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ted Green | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Smith | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Ravlich | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 15 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 2 |
| Gary Doak | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gene Carr | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ab Demarco | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jim Lorentz | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Gilles Villemure | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 41 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 5- 8- 2-15
NYR: 10-14-17-41
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 11-3-3)
NYR: Gilles Villemure (L, 14-2-2)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Claude Bechard
Attendance: 17,250
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