NHL game summary from February 26, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (46-8-9) |
4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
 Los Angeles Kings (16-41-7) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
1: BOS, Phil Esposito 55 (Bobby Orr), :40
BOS, John McKenzie 17 (Fred Stanfield, Johnny Bucyk), 1:49
BOS, Derek Sanderson 22 (Ed Westfall), 5:30
LA , Mike Corrigan 13 (Butch Goring, Bob Berry), 11:03
LA , Butch Goring 14 (Bob Berry), 11:35
BOS, Bobby Orr 29 (Johnny Bucyk, Phil Esposito), 16:26 - PP
2: LA , Butch Goring 15 (Bob Berry, Mike Corrigan), 11:01
BOS, Mike Walton 22 (Wayne Cashman, Phil Esposito), 17:12
3: LA , Mike Corrigan 14 (Butch Goring, Bob Berry), 19:57 - PP
Penalties:
1: Harry Howell, LA [Holding] 16:01
Bobby Orr, BOS [Holding] 17:37
Derek Sanderson, BOS [Slashing] 19:06
Juha Widing, LA [Hooking] 19:10
2: Gilles Marotte, LA [Holding] 11:51
Garnet "Ace" Bailey, BOS [Holding] 14:12
3: Bobby Orr, BOS [Holding] 19:52
Penalty time: BOS: 8 minutes
LA : 6 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 5 | 42 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Woytowich | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Doug Barrie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Gilles Marotte | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Harry Howell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Paul Curtis | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Real Lemieux | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Jim Johnson | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Backstrom | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Mike Corrigan | 11 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Juha Widing | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Bill Lesuk | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bob Pulford | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Serge Bernier | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 13-13-16-42
LA : 11- 7-14-32
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 22-3-6)
LA : Gary Edwards (L, 10-17-4)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Pat Clarke
Attendance: 16,005
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