All NHL game summaries from April 18, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (32-43-11) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
 Boston Bruins (59-14-11) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||
| Boston Bruins lead, 1 game to 0 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | STL, | Garry Unger 4 (Frank St. Marseille), 3:18 - PP |
| BOS, | Fred Stanfield 4 (Johnny Bucyk), 4:22 | |
| BOS, | Mike Walton 2 (Don Awrey), 11:03 | |
| BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 3 (John McKenzie, Dallas Smith), 17:27 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Fred Stanfield 5 (Johnny Bucyk, John McKenzie), 10:48 - PP |
| BOS, | Fred Stanfield 6 (Johnny Bucyk, Bobby Orr), 19:32 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Phil Esposito 5 (John McKenzie, Fred Stanfield), 14:55 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Phil Esposito, BOS [Slashing] 1:51 |
| Danny O'Shea, STL [Interference] 7:26 | |
| Gerry Odrowski, STL [Holding] 7:54 | |
| Andre Dupont, STL [Roughing] 10:51 | |
| Ken Hodge, BOS [Roughing] 10:51 | |
| John McKenzie, BOS [Slashing] 13:55 | |
| John McKenzie, BOS [Tripping] 18:33 | |
| 2: | Carol Vadnais, BOS [Elbowing, Fighting] 5:39 |
| Curt Bennett, STL [Fighting] 5:39 | |
| Don Awrey, BOS [Game misconduct] 5:39 | |
| Dallas Smith, BOS [Hooking] 7:02 | |
| Gary Sabourin, STL [Interference] 8:48 | |
| Carol Vadnais, BOS [Interference] 14:44 | |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey, BOS [Holding] 19:53 | |
| 3: | Danny O'Shea, STL [Slashing] 2:56 |
| John McKenzie, BOS [Holding] 9:10 | |
| Jack Egers, STL [Holding] 9:10 | |
| Gerry Odrowski, STL [Hooking] 13:27 | |
| Curt Bennett, STL [Fighting] 16:32 | |
| Ken Hodge, BOS [Fighting] 16:32 | |
| Barclay Plager, STL [Game misconduct] 16:32 | |
| Danny O'Shea, STL [Leaving penalty box double minor, Game misconduct] 16:32 |
Penalty time: STL: 48 minutes
BOS: 38 minutes
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Dupont | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Chris Evans | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 1 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Terry Crisp | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Murphy | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Jack Egers | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Curt Bennett | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Odrowski | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin O'Shea | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny O'Shea | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Plager | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Larry Hornung | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jacques Caron | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Wakely | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -19 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -19 | 26 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Ted Green | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Peters | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 19 | 44 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 19 | 44 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 9-12- 5-26
BOS: 14-12-18-44
Goalies: STL: Jacques Caron (L, 4-3-0),
Ernie Wakely BOS: Eddie Johnston (W, 3-0-0) Referee: Bill Friday Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Willard Norris Attendance: 14,995
Ernie Wakely BOS: Eddie Johnston (W, 3-0-0) Referee: Bill Friday Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Willard Norris Attendance: 14,995
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (54-19-13) |
1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |||
 Chicago Blackhawks (50-19-15) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| New York Rangers lead, 2 games to 0 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | CHI, | Dennis Hull 2 (Pit Martin), 9:46 |
| NYR, | Vic Hadfield 5 (Ron Stewart, Rod Seiling), 14:38 | |
| 2: | CHI, | Stan Mikita 3 (Chico Maki, Bobby Hull), 14:15 |
| 3: | NYR, | Rod Gilbert 1 (Vic Hadfield, Bobby Rousseau), :54 - PP |
| CHI, | Pat Stapleton 1 (Christian Bordeleau, Stan Mikita), 6:17 - PP | |
| NYR, | Brad Park 2 (Bobby Rousseau, Gene Carr), 8:15 | |
| NYR, | Rod Gilbert 2 (Vic Hadfield, Walt Tkaczuk), 12:36 | |
| NYR, | Pete Stemkowski 2 (Dale Rolfe), 19:51 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gene Carr, NYR [Hooking] 0:37 |
| Gary Doak, NYR [Interference] 3:36 | |
| Jerry Korab, CHI [Elbowing] 19:39 | |
| 2: | Gene Carr, NYR [Elbowing] 2:54 |
| Cliff Koroll, CHI [Roughing] 2:54 | |
| Jerry Korab, CHI [Charging, Misconduct] 9:35 | |
| Ted Irvine, NYR [Roughing] 9:59 | |
| Bobby Hull, CHI [Roughing] 9:59 | |
| Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Holding] 10:54 | |
| Pete Stemkowski, NYR [Hooking] 11:23 | |
| Chico Maki, CHI [Hooking] 15:09 | |
| Bryan Campbell, CHI [Holding] 19:05 | |
| 3: | Phil Goyette, NYR [Hooking] 4:41 |
| Chico Maki, CHI [Hi-sticking] 18:09 | |
| Gary Doak, NYR [Hi-sticking] 18:09 |
Penalty time: NYR: 16 minutes
CHI: 24 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Gary Doak | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Phil Goyette | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ron Stewart | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Gene Carr | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Gilles Villemure | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 10 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 10 | 32 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill White | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Keith Magnuson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Jarrett | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Lou Angotti | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Pappin | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Hull | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| Dennis Hull | 10 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pat Stapleton | 12 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 6 |
| Bryan Campbell | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Nesterenko | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chico Maki | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Darryl Maggs | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Jerry Korab | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -1 | 1 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 5-11-16-32
CHI: 16-10- 9-35
Goalies: NYR: Gilles Villemure (W, 1-0-0)
CHI: Tony Esposito (L, 2-2-0)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Malcolm Ashford
Attendance: n/a
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