NHL game summary from March 2, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (16-41-6) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 Boston Bruins (47-8-9) |
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
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