NHL game summary from January 5, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (26-6-5) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs (18-13-8) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1: BOS, Bobby Orr 18 (Wayne Cashman, Phil Esposito), 13:53
2: BOS, Phil Esposito 31 (Ken Hodge, Bobby Orr), 9:38
3: no scoring
Penalties:
1: Brian Glennie, TOR [Holding] 0:55
2: Rick Smith, BOS [Tripping] 1:30
3: none
Penalty time: BOS: 2 minutes
TOR: 2 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Ted Green | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Smith | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 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 | 0 | 3 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Ravlich | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 27 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Plante | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Ley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Selwood | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Mike Pelyk | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Norm Ullman | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Guy Trottier | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Billy MacMillan | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Kehoe | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Denis Dupere | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim McKenny | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Henderson | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Garry Monahan | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bob Baun | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Marshall | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 13- 5- 9-27
TOR: 5-13-11-29
Goalies: BOS: Eddie Johnston (W, 15-3-2)
TOR: Jacques Plante (L, 9-5-3)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Malcolm Ashford
Attendance: 16,485
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