NHL game summary from February 3, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (27-17-8) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Boston Bruins (36-7-8) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
1: BOS, Fred Stanfield 14 (Bobby Orr, Johnny Bucyk), :47
BOS, Wayne Cashman 13 (Dallas Smith, Ken Hodge), 1:44
MIN, Danny Grant 13 (Jude Drouin, Bill Goldsworthy), 14:08 - PP
2: BOS, Ed Westfall 12 (Derek Sanderson, Mike Walton), 3:54
BOS, Johnny Bucyk 23 (Bobby Orr, Eddie Johnston), 12:57 - PP
3: BOS, Mike Walton 15 (Wayne Cashman, Bobby Orr), 11:51 - PP
BOS, Don Marcotte 4 (Garnet "Ace" Bailey, Ted Green), 18:54
Penalties:
1: Dallas Smith, BOS [Interference] 12:12
Doug Mohns, MIN [Interference] 19:22
2: Derek Sanderson, BOS [Tripping] 9:32
Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Roughing] 11:47
3: Bench penalty, MIN [Too many men on the ice] 11:12
Penalty time: MIN: 6 minutes
BOS: 4 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Ted Harris | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Mohns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Burns | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Ted Hampson | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jude Drouin | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Nevin | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Dean Prentice | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ted Green | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Matt Ravlich | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 47 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 6- 5- 5-16
BOS: 15-15-17-47
Goalies: MIN: Cesare Maniago (L, 16-11-2)
BOS: Eddie Johnston (W, 20-4-3)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Ron Finn
Attendance: 14,995
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