NHL game summary from March 5, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (17-43-7) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Boston Bruins (48-9-9) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1: LA , Juha Widing 22 (Bob Pulford, Real Lemieux), 9:44
LA , Ralph Backstrom 14 (Jim Johnson, Harry Howell), 12:27 - SH
2: no scoring
3: no scoring
Penalties:
1: Gilles Marotte, LA [Interference] 11:03
2: Don Awrey, BOS [Elbowing] 9:59
3: Carol Vadnais, BOS [Roughing] 3:24
Bob Pulford, LA [Slashing] 5:49
Derek Sanderson, BOS [Tripping, Misconduct] 9:53
Penalty time: LA : 4 minutes
BOS: 16 minutes
| 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilles Marotte | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Harry Howell | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Paul Curtis | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Real Lemieux | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Johnson | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ralph Backstrom | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Corrigan | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Juha Widing | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bill Lesuk | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Pulford | 20 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Serge Bernier | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 25 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 8 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 8 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -10 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 7- 8-10-25
BOS: 16- 7-15-38
Goalies: LA : Gary Edwards (W, 11-18-4)
BOS: Eddie Johnston (L, 25-6-3)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Alan Glaspell
Attendance: 14,995
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