NHL game summary from March 8, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (49-9-9) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
 Minnesota North Stars (33-24-9) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | MIN, | Bill Goldsworthy 28, 3:08 |
| MIN, | Danny Grant 16 (Doug Mohns, Dennis Hextall), 12:50 | |
| BOS, | Carol Vadnais 15 (Derek Sanderson, Ed Westfall), 19:04 | |
| 2: | MIN, | Murray Oliver 24 (Doug Mohns, Danny Grant), :29 - PP |
| BOS, | Garnet "Ace" Bailey 7 (Ed Westfall, Derek Sanderson), 3:23 | |
| MIN, | J.P. Parise 15, 14:01 | |
| BOS, | Garnet "Ace" Bailey 8 (Derek Sanderson), 17:05 | |
| BOS, | Doug Roberts 1 (Bobby Orr, Fred Stanfield), 19:50 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 27 (Bobby Orr, Fred Stanfield), 7:30 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Hooking] 16:45 |
| 2: | Mike Walton, BOS [Tripping] 0:24 |
| Phil Esposito, BOS [Misconduct] 8:14 | |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Slashing] 8:14 | |
| 3: | Murray Oliver, MIN [Holding] 5:34 |
| Derek Sanderson, BOS [Slashing] 8:30 |
Penalty time: BOS: 16 minutes
MIN: 4 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Doug Roberts | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 4 | 42 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 4 | 42 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gump Worsley | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ted Harris | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Mohns | 6 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Charlie Burns | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ted Hampson | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jude Drouin | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Nevin | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Craig Cameron | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dean Prentice | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 15-16-11-42
MIN: 13-12- 5-30
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 24-3-6)
MIN: Cesare Maniago,
Gump Worsley (L, 13-9-7) Referee: Bill Friday Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Bob Kilger Attendance: 15,714
Gump Worsley (L, 13-9-7) Referee: Bill Friday Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Bob Kilger Attendance: 15,714
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