NHL game summary from April 20, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (32-44-11) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||
 Boston Bruins (60-14-11) |
3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |||
| Boston Bruins lead, 2 games to 0 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 4 (Fred Stanfield, John McKenzie), 7:17 - PP |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 6 (Don Awrey), 8:39 | |
| BOS, | Ed Westfall 2 (Garnet "Ace" Bailey, Mike Walton), 9:54 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Garnet "Ace" Bailey 1 (Bobby Orr, Ed Westfall), 6:33 |
| BOS, | John McKenzie 3 (Bobby Orr, Johnny Bucyk), 9:27 - PP | |
| 3: | BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 5 (Phil Esposito, Fred Stanfield), 3:47 - PP |
| STL, | Mike Murphy 1 (Garry Unger, Larry Hornung), 4:37 | |
| STL, | Phil Roberto 7, 5:26 | |
| BOS, | Mike Walton 3, 10:34 | |
| BOS, | Don Marcotte 2 (John McKenzie), 14:29 | |
| BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 6 (Don Awrey, Garnet "Ace" Bailey), 16:07 | |
| BOS, | Ed Westfall 3 (Garnet "Ace" Bailey, Mike Walton), 16:47 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jack Egers, STL [Elbowing] 6:22 |
| Don Awrey, BOS [Holding] 12:37 | |
| Dallas Smith, BOS [Tripping] 19:54 | |
| 2: | Kevin O'Shea, STL [Tripping] 9:01 |
| Phil Esposito, BOS [Tripping] 12:20 | |
| Dallas Smith, BOS [Tripping] 13:58 | |
| 3: | Bench penalty, STL [Too many men on the ice] 1:50 |
| Terry Crisp, STL [Holding] 5:48 | |
| Don Awrey, BOS [Hooking] 17:09 |
Penalty time: STL: 8 minutes
BOS: 10 minutes
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Dupont | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Chris Evans | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Terry Crisp | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Mike Murphy | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Jack Egers | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Brian Lavender | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Curt Bennett | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Gerry Odrowski | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin O'Shea | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Bill Plager | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Larry Hornung | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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) | -25 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -25 | 33 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Ted Green | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 21 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 21 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 10-13-10-33
BOS: 8-11-12-31
Goalies: STL: Jacques Caron (L, 4-4-0),
Ernie Wakely BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 3-1-0) Referee: Wally Harris Linesmen: Willard Norris, Neil Armstrong Attendance: 14,995
Ernie Wakely BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 3-1-0) Referee: Wally Harris Linesmen: Willard Norris, Neil Armstrong Attendance: 14,995
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