NHL game summary from January 8, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (27-7-5) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 St. Louis Blues (12-22-7) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
1: STL, Garry Unger 23 (Bob Plager), 4:39
STL, Mike Murphy 8 (Garry Unger, Jack Egers), 5:24
2: BOS, Phil Esposito 33 (Johnny Bucyk, Fred Stanfield), 5:32 - PP
STL, Garry Unger 24 (Jack Egers, Barclay Plager), 7:25 - PP
BOS, Fred Stanfield 10 (Johnny Bucyk, John McKenzie), 10:51
STL, Gary Sabourin 14 (Terry Crisp), 16:03
3: STL, Gary Sabourin 15 (Frank St. Marseille), 3:41
BOS, Phil Esposito 34 (Ken Hodge, Dallas Smith), 10:52 - PP
Penalties:
1: Bob Plager, STL 1:39
Bill Plager, STL 6:00
2: Andre Dupont, STL 3:46
Ed Westfall, BOS 6:26
Rick Smith, BOS 17:02
3: Brian Lavender, STL 8:50
Brian Lavender, STL 16:56
Penalty time: BOS: 4 minutes
STL: 10 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Ted Green | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rick Smith | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -10 | 24 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Dupont | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| George Morrison | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Terry Crisp | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Murphy | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jack Egers | 15 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Brian Lavender | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry Odrowski | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Plager | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| John Arbour | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jacques Caron | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 6-13- 5-24
STL: 11-14- 6-31
Goalies: BOS: Eddie Johnston (L, 15-4-2)
STL: Jacques Caron (W, 3-0-1)
Referee: Bill Friday
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Willard Norris
Attendance: 19,404
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