NHL game summary from April 25, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (62-14-11) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||
 St. Louis Blues (32-46-11) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Boston Bruins win, 4 games to 0 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | BOS, | Phil Esposito 8 (Wayne Cashman, Ken Hodge), 1:29 |
| BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 7 (Fred Stanfield, Phil Esposito), 9:27 - PP | |
| STL, | Terry Crisp 1 (Kevin O'Shea, Bob Plager), 18:16 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 8 (Fred Stanfield, Bobby Orr), 4:45 - PP |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 9 (John McKenzie, Bobby Orr), 17:53 - PP | |
| 3: | STL, | Andre Dupont 1, 9:50 |
| STL, | Chris Evans 1 (Danny O'Shea, Terry Crisp), 15:25 | |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 1 (Ken Hodge, Bobby Orr), 19:22 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | John McKenzie, BOS [Elbowing, Hi-sticking] 7:53 |
| Garry Unger, STL [Roughing] 7:53 | |
| Gerry Odrowski, STL [Slashing] 8:10 | |
| Dallas Smith, BOS [Hooking] 10:20 | |
| 2: | Garry Unger, STL [Boarding] 3:17 |
| Don Awrey, BOS [Holding] 7:18 | |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Holding] 13:20 | |
| Danny O'Shea, STL [Hooking] 16:10 | |
| Carol Vadnais, BOS [Fighting] 18:56 | |
| Jack Egers, STL [Fighting] 18:56 | |
| 3: | Bill Plager, STL [Tripping] 5:39 |
| Carol Vadnais, BOS [Delay of game] 19:35 |
Penalty time: BOS: 17 minutes
STL: 15 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ted Green | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 27 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Dupont | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Chris Evans | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Terry Crisp | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Mike Murphy | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jack Egers | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 7 |
| Curt Bennett | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry Odrowski | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin O'Shea | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Danny O'Shea | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bill Plager | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Hornung | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacques Caron | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 4 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 4 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 9- 9- 9-27
STL: 17- 7-12-36
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 4-1-0)
STL: Jacques Caron (L, 4-5-0)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Bob Kilger
Attendance: 18,610
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