NHL game summary from March 12, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (22-37-10) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Boston Bruins (49-10-10) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | BOS, | Carol Vadnais 16 (Dallas Smith, Garnet "Ace" Bailey), 12:39 |
| BOS, | Fred Stanfield 22 (Johnny Bucyk, Ed Westfall), 16:36 | |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 59 (Johnny Bucyk, Mike Walton), 18:44 - PP | |
| 2: | PIT, | Steve Cardwell 5 (Ron Schock), 3:59 - PP |
| BOS, | Bobby Orr 32 (Johnny Bucyk, Mike Walton), 6:42 - PP | |
| PIT, | Jean Pronovost 26 (Syl Apps, Bryan Watson), 10:50 | |
| 3: | PIT, | Darryl Edestrand 9 (Al McDonough, Bob Leiter), 1:25 |
| PIT, | Darryl Edestrand 10 (Dave Burrows, Al McDonough), 1:34 |
Penalties:
| 1: | John McKenzie, BOS [Elbowing] 1:27 |
| Dallas Smith, BOS [Roughing] 3:51 | |
| Eddie Shack, PIT [Charging] 6:46 | |
| Dave Burrows, PIT [Holding] 18:09 | |
| Phil Esposito, BOS [Cross checking] 20:00 | |
| 2: | Don Awrey, BOS [Hooking] 2:07 |
| Steve Cardwell, PIT [Tripping] 5:05 | |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey, BOS [Hooking] 8:41 | |
| 3: | Bobby Orr, BOS [Fighting] 1:12 |
| Bryan Watson, PIT [Fighting] 1:12 |
Penalty time: PIT: 11 minutes
BOS: 15 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duane Rupp | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Val Fonteyne | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Al McDonough | 9 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Steve Cardwell | 20 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bob Leiter | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Eddie Shack | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Les Binkley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 33 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Ted Green | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 7 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 7 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Roberts | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 41 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 8-17- 8-33
BOS: 10-15-16-41
Goalies: PIT: Les Binkley (T, 7-14-4)
BOS: Gerry Cheevers (T, 24-3-7)
Referee: John Ashley
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 14,995
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