NHL game summary from January 29, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (33-7-8) |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (13-26-8) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
1: PHI, Bobby Clarke 12 (Simon Nolet, Brent Hughes), 14:42 - PP
BOS, Reggie Leach 7 (Phil Esposito, Johnny Bucyk), 17:20
2: no scoring
3: BOS, Derek Sanderson 13 (Rick Smith), 3:51
BOS, Wayne Cashman 12 (Dallas Smith, Ted Green), 5:34
PHI, Bill Flett 8 (Brent Hughes, Ross Lonsberry), 13:00 - PP
BOS, Phil Esposito 43, 13:53
Penalties:
1: John McKenzie, BOS [Slashing double minor] 11:17
Eddie Joyal, PHI [Holding] 13:48
Ken Hodge, BOS [Elbowing, Misconduct] 14:20
2: Michel Parizeau, PHI [Holding] 8:06
Derek Sanderson, BOS [Hooking] 19:23
Michel Parizeau, PHI [Hooking] 19:23
3: Bobby Orr, BOS [Delay of game - Smothering puck] 11:32
Penalty time: BOS: 20 minutes
PHI: 6 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Ted Green | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Smith | 10 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 20 | 31 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Favell | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Van Impe | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Willie Brossart | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Barry Ashbee | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Brent Hughes | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Michel Parizeau | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| Lew Morrison | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Simon Nolet | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Eddie Joyal | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Bill Flett | 21 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jean Potvin | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 10-11-10-31
PHI: 11-11-14-36
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 15-3-5)
PHI: Doug Favell (L, 10-18-7)
Referee: Bill Friday
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 14,626
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