NHL game summary from January 18, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (30-7-7) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 St. Louis Blues (15-23-7) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1: | BOS, | Don Marcotte 2 (Reggie Leach, Garnet "Ace" Bailey), 10:37 |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | BOS, | Phil Esposito 38 (Bobby Orr, Wayne Cashman), 12:48 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bill Plager, STL [Hooking] 4:23 |
| Phil Esposito, BOS [Hi-sticking] 13:01 | |
| 2: | Dallas Smith, BOS [Holding] 2:58 |
| Andre Dupont, STL [Tripping] 8:33 | |
| Don Marcotte, BOS [Hooking] 18:56 | |
| Rick Smith, BOS [Elbowing] 20:00 | |
| 3: | Garry Unger, STL [Tripping] 1:06 |
| Phil Roberto, STL [Hooking] 10:53 | |
| Don Marcotte, BOS [Roughing] 14:08 | |
| Rick Smith, BOS [Hooking] 18:43 |
Penalty time: BOS: 12 minutes
STL: 8 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Ted Green | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Smith | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 5 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 5 | 37 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Dupont | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| George Morrison | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Terry Crisp | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Murphy | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Egers | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Lavender | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gerry Odrowski | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jim Shires | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Plager | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Hornung | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacques Caron | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 10-13-14-37
STL: 10- 3-12-25
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 14-3-4)
STL: Jacques Caron (L, 5-1-1)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Jim Christison
Attendance: 19,015
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