NHL game summary from February 2, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (35-7-8) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 New York Rangers (31-10-8) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1: no scoring
2: no scoring
3: BOS, Phil Esposito 44 (Wayne Cashman), 7:59
BOS, Bobby Orr 22 (Mike Walton), 9:44
Penalties:
1: Bill Fairbairn, NYR [Boarding] 2:46
John McKenzie, BOS [Holding] 5:15
Wayne Cashman, BOS [Elbowing] 8:46
Rod Seiling, NYR [Roughing] 8:46
Bill Fairbairn, NYR [Holding] 13:45
2: Bobby Orr, BOS [Holding] 4:28
Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Interference] 6:20
Glen Sather, NYR [Hi-sticking] 13:07
Matt Ravlich, BOS [Holding] 16:11
3: Dallas Smith, BOS [Hooking] 5:22
Penalty time: BOS: 10 minutes
NYR: 10 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Ted Green | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Ravlich | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 35 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Gary Doak | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 11- 9-15-35
NYR: 9-14-15-38
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 16-3-5)
NYR: Ed Giacomin (L, 13-6-6)
Referee: John Ashley
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ron Finn
Attendance: 17,250
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