NHL game summary from March 16, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (50-10-10) |
3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
 Los Angeles Kings (18-47-7) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | BOS, | Bobby Orr 33 (Dallas Smith), 1:51 |
| BOS, | Ed Westfall 18 (Derek Sanderson, Mike Walton), 9:21 | |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 21 (Ken Hodge, Phil Esposito), 13:27 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 28 (Carol Vadnais, John McKenzie), 7:24 |
| BOS, | Ken Hodge 15 (Carol Vadnais), 11:43 | |
| LA , | Juha Widing 25 (Real Lemieux, Jim Johnson), 17:48 | |
| 3: | LA , | Juha Widing 26 (Real Lemieux), 1:40 |
| BOS, | Carol Vadnais 17 (Phil Esposito, Wayne Cashman), 5:47 | |
| BOS, | John McKenzie 19 (Derek Sanderson), 8:18 | |
| LA , | Jim Johnson 18 (Juha Widing, Real Lemieux), 10:51 | |
| BOS, | Mike Walton 25 (Ken Hodge), 19:16 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Real Lemieux, LA [Tripping] 5:36 |
| 2: | Derek Sanderson, BOS [Hooking] 3:41 |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Holding] 7:50 | |
| 3: | Carol Vadnais, BOS [Hi-sticking] 6:17 |
Penalty time: BOS: 6 minutes
LA : 2 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ted Green | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 25 | 43 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 25 | 43 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 |
| Doug Barrie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Gilles Marotte | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harry Howell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Curtis | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 |
| Real Lemieux | 7 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Jim Johnson | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Ralph Backstrom | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Corrigan | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Brian Carlin | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucien Grenier | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Juha Widing | 15 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -3 | 5 |
| Bill Lesuk | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Serge Bernier | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -25 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -25 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 14-17-12-43
LA : 5- 9-10-24
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 25-3-7)
LA : Gary Edwards (L, 11-22-4)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Ron Hoggarth, Alan Glaspell
Attendance: 12,969
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