NHL game summary from February 17, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (41-8-9) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (17-29-11) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | PHI, | Simon Nolet 19 (Michel Parizeau, Joe Watson), 3:29 |
| BOS, | Bobby Orr 26 (John McKenzie, Phil Esposito), 18:10 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Phil Esposito 47 (John McKenzie, Mike Walton), 8:28 - PP |
| 3: | BOS, | Phil Esposito 48, 16:37 |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 49 (Johnny Bucyk, John McKenzie), 19:34 - PP-EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | John McKenzie, BOS [Roughing] 5:04 |
| Ed Van Impe, PHI [Holding] 8:03 | |
| Brent Hughes, PHI [Tripping] 9:32 | |
| Barry Ashbee, PHI [Hooking] 16:08 | |
| Don Marcotte, BOS [Holding] 19:19 | |
| 2: | Bench penalty, BOS [Abuse of Officials] 5:14 |
| Jean-Guy Gendron, PHI [Hooking] 6:29 | |
| Phil Esposito, BOS [Holding] 9:59 | |
| Bobby Orr, BOS [Tripping] 13:16 | |
| Bill Flett, PHI [Interference] 19:25 | |
| 3: | Gerry Cheevers, BOS [Elbowing] 14:20 |
| Dallas Smith, BOS [Holding] 16:45 | |
| Brent Hughes, PHI [Holding] 17:56 |
Penalty time: BOS: 14 minutes
PHI: 12 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Ted Green | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 42 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 42 | ||||||
| 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 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Barry Ashbee | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Brent Hughes | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Wayne Hillman | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Michel Parizeau | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lew Morrison | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Simon Nolet | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Eddie Joyal | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Flett | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Jean Potvin | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 15-12-15-42
PHI: 9-11- 6-26
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 19-3-6)
PHI: Doug Favell (L, 10-20-7)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Willard Norris
Attendance: 14,636
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