NHL game summary from March 4, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (48-8-9) |
2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
 Detroit Red Wings (28-29-9) |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
1: BOS, Wayne Cashman 19 (Phil Esposito), 1:29
DET, Leon Rochefort 12 (Red Berenson, Tim Ecclestone), 17:43
BOS, Mike Walton 23 (Wayne Cashman, Phil Esposito), 18:08
2: no scoring
3: DET, Alex Delvecchio 16 (Marcel Dionne), 4:33 - PP
BOS, Wayne Cashman 20 (Phil Esposito), 7:08
BOS, Dallas Smith 7 (Phil Esposito, Wayne Cashman), 14:22
BOS, Johnny Bucyk 26 (Fred Stanfield), 17:37
DET, Gary Bergman 5 (Alex Delvecchio, Guy Charron), 18:15
DET, Nick Libett 26 (Mickey Redmond, Bill Collins), 19:27 - PP
Penalties:
1: Phil Esposito, BOS [Tripping] 6:51
Bill Collins, DET [Holding] 9:12
Gary Bergman, DET [Tripping] 19:33
2: Carol Vadnais, BOS [Holding] 8:14
Dallas Smith, BOS [Holding] 13:24
Gary Bergman, DET [Delay of game] 17:19
3: Derek Sanderson, BOS [Holding] 4:03
Dallas Smith, BOS [Hooking] 19:23
Penalty time: BOS: 10 minutes
DET: 6 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 15 | 39 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 8 |
| Larry Johnston | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Arnie Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Marcel Dionne | 5 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Leon Rochefort | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Henry Boucha | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Wall | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Collins | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| Guy Charron | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Doug Volmar | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Smith | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 46 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 20-10- 9-39
DET: 19-15-12-46
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 23-3-6)
DET: Al Smith (L, 17-18-4)
Referee: John Ashley
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Willard Norris
Attendance: 15,785
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