NHL game summary from February 23, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (45-8-9) |
1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
 California Golden Seals (18-30-14) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 1: | CAL, | Dick Redmond 6 (Wayne Carleton, Bert Marshall), 2:51 |
| CAL, | Dick Redmond 7, 13:22 | |
| BOS, | Fred Stanfield 18 (John McKenzie, Phil Esposito), 17:37 | |
| CAL, | Gary Croteau 5 (Reggie Leach), 19:52 | |
| 2: | CAL, | Wayne Carleton 14 (Rick Smith), 3:58 |
| CAL, | Gary Croteau 6 (Joey Johnston, Paul Shmyr), 7:34 | |
| CAL, | Craig Patrick 6 (Joey Johnston, Gary Jarrett), 8:53 | |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 18 (Bobby Orr, Mike Walton), 14:36 | |
| BOS, | Fred Stanfield 19 (Bobby Orr), 17:15 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Bobby Orr 28 (Ed Westfall), 2:52 |
| BOS, | Fred Stanfield 20 (Bobby Orr, Don Awrey), 5:59 | |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 53 (Ed Westfall, Dallas Smith), 14:31 | |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 54 (Wayne Cashman, Dallas Smith), 17:11 | |
| BOS, | Derek Sanderson 21 (Bobby Orr, Ed Westfall), 19:46 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Mike Walton, BOS [Fighting] 0:43 | |
| Paul Shmyr, CAL [Fighting] 0:43 | ||
| 3: | Ed Westfall, BOS [Hooking] 8:17 | |
Penalty time: BOS: 7 minutes
CAL: 5 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| Ted Green | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 9 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 37 | ||||||
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Johnston | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Shmyr | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 0 |
| Dick Redmond | 4 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Rick Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Leach | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Carleton | 9 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Stan Gilbertson | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Gary Jarrett | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Craig Patrick | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gerry Pinder | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Norm Ferguson | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Bert Marshall | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Joey Johnston | 22 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 10-12-15-37
CAL: 11-12-10-33
Goalies: BOS: Eddie Johnston (W, 24-5-3)
CAL: Gilles Meloche (L, 14-18-10)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Pat Clarke
Attendance: 10,492
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