NHL game summary from March 23, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (48-14-11) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Boston Bruins (52-10-10) |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1: | BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 30 (Fred Stanfield, John McKenzie), 4:51 |
| 2: | NYR, | Ted Irvine 15 (Pete Stemkowski, Ron Stewart), 16:48 |
| 3: | BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 31 (Fred Stanfield, John McKenzie), :55 |
| BOS, | Carol Vadnais 18 (Fred Stanfield, John McKenzie), 13:41 | |
| BOS, | Bobby Orr 35 (Gerry Cheevers), 18:13 - SH-EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Garnet "Ace" Bailey, BOS [Hooking] 2:15 |
| Brad Park, NYR [Holding] 8:30 | |
| John McKenzie, BOS [Charging] 13:03 | |
| Ted Irvine, NYR [Cross checking] 13:03 | |
| 2: | Jim Neilson, NYR [Hooking] 6:00 |
| Don Awrey, BOS [Elbowing] 9:50 | |
| Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Tripping] 10:47 | |
| Brad Park, NYR [Fighting] 13:21 | |
| John McKenzie, BOS [Fighting] 13:21 | |
| Phil Esposito, BOS [Game misconduct] 13:21 | |
| Bobby Orr, BOS [Interference] 13:21 | |
| 3: | Ken Hodge, BOS [Hooking] 10:20 |
| Fred Stanfield, BOS [Interference] 17:54 |
Penalty time: NYR: 13 minutes
BOS: 27 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 4 |
| Gary Doak | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Goyette | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Stewart | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 5 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| Gene Carr | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Norm Gratton | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ab Demarco | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 38 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 14 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 14 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 11-18- 8-37
BOS: 13- 6- 8-27
Goalies: NYR: Ed Giacomin (L, 24-9-8)
BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 27-3-7)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, John D'Amico
Attendance: 14,995
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