NHL game summary from January 16, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (18-19-7) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Boston Bruins (29-7-7) |
0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 19 (John McKenzie, Fred Stanfield), 2:34 |
| BOS, | Ken Hodge 13 (Bobby Orr, Eddie Johnston), 3:37 | |
| BOS, | Derek Sanderson 9 (Mike Walton, Ed Westfall), 6:46 | |
| DET, | Guy Charron 3 (Mickey Redmond), 7:19 | |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 37 (John McKenzie, Johnny Bucyk), 10:55 - PP | |
| BOS, | Mike Walton 13 (Ed Westfall, Derek Sanderson), 12:37 | |
| BOS, | Ed Westfall 10 (Derek Sanderson, Mike Walton), 14:01 | |
| 3: | DET, | Nick Libett 14 (Bill Collins, Larry Johnston), 8:15 |
| BOS, | Ken Hodge 14 (Wayne Cashman, Phil Esposito), 9:50 | |
| BOS, | Derek Sanderson 10 (Ed Westfall, Mike Walton), 11:56 | |
| BOS, | Derek Sanderson 11 (Mike Walton, Ed Westfall), 18:38 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Derek Sanderson, BOS [Tripping] 19:32 | |
| 2: | Bill Collins, DET [Tripping] 10:19 | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: DET: 2 minutes
BOS: 2 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Johnston | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arnie Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 |
| Marcel Dionne | 5 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Danny Johnson | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Leon Rochefort | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Al Karlander | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Harris | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 |
| Bill Collins | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Charron | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Doug Volmar | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Smith | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -30 | 16 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -30 | 16 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Ted Green | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Ravlich | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 30 | 47 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 30 | 47 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 8- 6- 2-16
BOS: 13-19-15-47
Goalies: DET: Al Smith (L, 9-12-2)
BOS: Eddie Johnston (W, 16-4-3)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Matt Pavelich
Attendance: 14,995
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