NHL game summary from February 15, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 California Golden Seals (18-29-11) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Boston Bruins (40-8-9) |
5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 1: | BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 24 (Bobby Orr, Fred Stanfield), 1:33 |
| BOS, | Derek Sanderson 16 (Bobby Orr, Don Marcotte), 4:29 | |
| BOS, | Garnet "Ace" Bailey 6 (Fred Stanfield), 13:13 | |
| BOS, | Mike Walton 20 (Bobby Orr, Phil Esposito), 15:03 | |
| BOS, | Mike Walton 21 (Rick Smith, Bobby Orr), 16:12 | |
| 2: | CAL, | Gary Croteau 4 (Carol Vadnais, Craig Patrick), 4:55 |
| CAL, | Wayne Carleton 13, 11:15 | |
| BOS, | Derek Sanderson 17 (Don Marcotte), 11:40 | |
| 3: | CAL, | Ivan Boldirev 11 (Bert Marshall, Joey Johnston), 12:31 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Craig Patrick, CAL [Hooking] 5:27 | |
| Dallas Smith, BOS [Tripping] 12:42 | ||
| 3: | Garnet "Ace" Bailey, BOS [Hi-sticking major] 7:15 | |
| Bobby Orr, BOS [Slashing, Fighting] 12:21 | ||
| Wayne Carleton, CAL [Slashing, Fighting] 12:21 | ||
| Bert Marshall, CAL [Holding] 13:35 | ||
| Norm Ferguson, CAL [Hooking] 19:22 | ||
Penalty time: CAL: 13 minutes
BOS: 14 minutes
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Johnston | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Shmyr | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 1 |
| Dick Redmond | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Wayne Carleton | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -1 | 4 |
| Stan Gilbertson | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Gary Jarrett | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Craig Patrick | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Gerry Pinder | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Norm Ferguson | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bert Marshall | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Johnston | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Kurt | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 29 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Ted Green | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Smith | 10 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Ravlich | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: CAL: 10-11- 8-29
BOS: 16-12- 9-37
Goalies: CAL: Gary Kurt (L, 0-5-3)
BOS: Eddie Johnston (W, 22-5-3)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Malcolm Ashford
Attendance: 14,995
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