All NHL game summaries from March 2, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 1: | VAN, | Dale Tallon 15 (Wayne Connelly, Orland Kurtenbach), 7:01 - PP |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 56 (Carol Vadnais), 15:52 | |
| 2: | BOS, | John McKenzie 18 (Johnny Bucyk, Phil Esposito), 3:28 - PP |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 57 (Johnny Bucyk, Carol Vadnais), 6:25 - PP | |
| BOS, | Fred Stanfield 21 (Dallas Smith), 16:27 | |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 58 (Fred Stanfield, Bobby Orr), 19:14 - PP | |
| 3: | BOS, | Derek Sanderson 23 (Don Awrey), 4:47 |
| VAN, | Wayne Connelly 19, 5:03 | |
| BOS, | Bobby Orr 30 (Phil Esposito), 11:10 - PP | |
| VAN, | Richard Lemieux 4 (Barry Wilkins, Ron Stewart), 14:58 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Garnet "Ace" Bailey, BOS [Tripping] 5:16 |
| Ted Taylor, VAN [Tripping] 12:48 | |
| Dallas Smith, BOS [Holding] 17:27 | |
| 2: | Dennis Kearns, VAN [Holding] 3:08 |
| Ron Stewart, VAN [Tripping] 4:51 | |
| Rosaire Paiement, VAN [Elbowing, Fighting] 6:07 | |
| Bobby Orr, BOS [Slashing, Fighting] 6:07 | |
| Ted Taylor, VAN [Slashing] 17:14 | |
| Poul Popiel, VAN [Hooking] 18:18 | |
| 3: | Bench penalty, VAN [Too many men on the ice] 10:27 |
| Carol Vadnais, BOS [Holding] 15:29 | |
| Mike Walton, BOS [Hooking] 18:42 |
Penalty time: VAN: 19 minutes
BOS: 15 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunc Wilson | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Barry Wilkins | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| John Schella | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Wayne Connelly | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Dale Tallon | 9 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Wayne Maki | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ron Stewart | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rosaire Paiement | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Taylor | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| Ron Ward | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Poul Popiel | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Lemieux | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Dave Balon | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -5 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -5 | 25 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Ted Green | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 9- 6-10-25
BOS: 10-19- 9-38
Goalies: VAN: Dunc Wilson (L, 13-26-2)
BOS: Eddie Johnston (W, 25-5-3)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Bob Kilger
Attendance: 14,995
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | BUF, | Gerry Meehan 14 (Tracy Pratt, Jim Lorentz), :55 |
| NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 19, 9:57 | |
| BUF, | Jim Lorentz 8 (Gerry Meehan, Larry Hillman), 10:28 | |
| NYR, | Dale Rolfe 2 (Bobby Rousseau), 15:03 | |
| NYR, | Vic Hadfield 42 (Rod Gilbert, Bobby Rousseau), 18:17 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Bill Fairbairn 18 (Rod Seiling), 19:20 - EN |
| BUF, | Eddie Shack 11 (Gerry Meehan, Jim Lorentz), 19:52 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Al Hamilton, BUF 15:20 |
| Gene Carr, NYR 17:41 | |
| 2: | Don Luce, BUF 8:12 |
| Ted Irvine, NYR 8:12 | |
| Larry Hillman, BUF 11:15 | |
| Vic Hadfield, NYR 11:15 | |
| 3: | Pete Stemkowski, NYR 7:02 |
Penalty time: NYR: 8 minutes
BUF: 6 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gary Doak | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Gene Carr | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 4 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 4 | 30 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Crozier | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Watson | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Mike Robitaille | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Tracy Pratt | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Hillman | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Al Hamilton | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Danny Lawson | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 3 |
| Mike Byers | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Butch Deadmarsh | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Evans | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Wyrozub | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 10-13- 7-30
BUF: 7-12- 8-27
Goalies: NYR: Ed Giacomin (W, 20-7-7)
BUF: Roger Crozier (L, 10-31-13)
Referee: Bill Friday
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Willard Norris
Attendance: 15,360
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | PHI, | Bobby Clarke 26 (Jean Potvin), 15:58 - PP |
| 2: | PHI, | Bob Kelly 10 (Barry Ashbee, Bobby Clarke), :08 |
| 3: | PHI, | Barry Ashbee 5 (Gary Dornhoefer), 13:35 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bill Flett, PHI [Tripping] 2:22 |
| Bill Goldsworthy, MIN [Interference] 6:49 | |
| Ross Lonsberry, PHI [Slashing] 9:46 | |
| Barry Gibbs, MIN [Fighting] 12:09 | |
| Bob Kelly, PHI [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 12:09 | |
| Jude Drouin, MIN [Hooking] 12:09 | |
| Dennis Hextall, MIN [Hi-sticking] 15:19 | |
| 2: | Gary Dornhoefer, PHI [Hooking] 4:06 |
| Tom Reid, MIN [Tripping] 11:19 | |
| Bill Goldsworthy, MIN [Elbowing] 16:31 | |
| 3: | Jude Drouin, MIN [Slashing] 1:14 |
| Ted Harris, MIN [Tripping] 4:11 | |
| Wayne Hillman, PHI [Hooking] 17:24 | |
| Dennis Hextall, MIN [Fighting] 18:47 | |
| Bobby Clarke, PHI [Fighting] 18:47 |
Penalty time: MIN: 24 minutes
PHI: 20 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 5 |
| Ted Harris | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Doug Mohns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Charlie Burns | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Hampson | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jude Drouin | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Nevin | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Craig Cameron | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Prentice | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 32 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Favell | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Brossart | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Barry Ashbee | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Brent Hughes | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Wayne Hillman | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Michel Parizeau | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lew Morrison | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| Simon Nolet | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Eddie Joyal | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Flett | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Rick Foley | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Potvin | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 10 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 10 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 15- 6-11-32
PHI: 14- 4-15-33
Goalies: MIN: Cesare Maniago (L, 19-15-2)
PHI: Doug Favell (W, 12-22-7)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Terry Pierce
Attendance: 14,626
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 1: | PIT, | Nick Harbaruk 7, 2:42 |
| PIT, | Jean Pronovost 21 (Syl Apps, Duane Rupp), 3:46 | |
| PIT, | Syl Apps 11 (Jean Pronovost), 8:12 | |
| DET, | Ron Stackhouse 5, 9:54 | |
| DET, | Mickey Redmond 37 (Alex Delvecchio, Bob Wall), 14:54 | |
| DET, | Leon Rochefort 11 (Larry Johnston), 18:31 | |
| 2: | DET, | Red Berenson 26 (Gary Bergman, Al Smith), 18:10 |
| 3: | PIT, | Al McDonough 6 (Jean Pronovost, Syl Apps), 3:44 - PP |
| PIT, | Darryl Edestrand 7 (Nick Harbaruk, Sheldon Kannegiesser), 14:52 | |
| PIT, | Ron Schock 12 (Steve Cardwell), 18:48 - EN | |
| PIT, | Ron Schock 13 (Nick Harbaruk), 19:26 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Ron Stackhouse, DET [Tripping] 2:57 | |
| Red Berenson, DET [Holding] 10:16 | ||
| Tim Horton, PIT [Holding] 14:01 | ||
| 3: | Arnie Brown, DET [Elbowing] 3:15 | |
| Bryan Hextall, PIT [Elbowing] 3:15 | ||
| Ron Stackhouse, DET [Hi-sticking, Fighting, Misconduct] 3:15 | ||
| Bryan Watson, PIT [Hi-sticking, Fighting, Misconduct] 3:15 | ||
| Al Smith, DET [Leaving the crease] 3:15 | ||
| Bryan Hextall, PIT [Roughing] 6:20 | ||
Penalty time: DET: 25 minutes
PIT: 23 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Johnston | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Arnie Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Marcel Dionne | 5 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Leon Rochefort | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Henry Boucha | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Harris | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bob Wall | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 21 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Collins | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Guy Charron | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Volmar | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Al Smith | 30 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -12 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -12 | 26 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Rupp | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tim Horton | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | -2 | 0 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| Val Fonteyne | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al McDonough | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 16 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Cardwell | 20 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Leiter | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 11- 6- 9-26
PIT: 12-10-14-36
Goalies: DET: Al Smith (L, 17-17-4)
PIT: Jim Rutherford (W, 12-14-2)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 7,670
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