NHL game summary from January 12, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (27-7-6) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (11-23-8) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 18 (Phil Esposito, Bobby Orr), 2:37 - PP |
| PIT, | Ken Schinkel 9 (John Stewart, Syl Apps), 12:22 | |
| 2: | PIT, | Ken Schinkel 10 (John Stewart, Ron Schock), 1:59 |
| BOS, | Ed Westfall 9 (Johnny Bucyk, Phil Esposito), 11:56 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bench penalty, PIT [Coach or manager on the ice] 1:16 |
| Bryan Hextall, PIT [Game misconduct] 1:16 | |
| John McKenzie, BOS [Roughing] 1:16 | |
| Dave Burrows, PIT [Roughing] 1:16 | |
| Derek Sanderson, BOS [Charging] 8:19 | |
| John McKenzie, BOS [Holding] 15:02 | |
| John McKenzie, BOS [Elbowing] 19:18 | |
| 2: | Syl Apps, PIT [Hooking] 9:23 |
| Mike Walton, BOS [Hooking] 13:35 | |
| 3: | John McKenzie, BOS [Hooking] 0:26 |
| Bryan Watson, PIT [Holding] 4:43 |
Penalty time: BOS: 12 minutes
PIT: 18 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ted Green | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rick Smith | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Val Fonteyne | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al McDonough | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Brian McKenzie | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John Stewart | 20 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Leiter | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tim Horton | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Jim Rutherford | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 9-12- 7-28
PIT: 13-10- 4-27
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (T, 12-3-4)
PIT: Jim Rutherford (T, 4-7-2)
Referee: Bob Sloan
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Terry Pierce
Attendance: 8,449
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