All NHL game summaries from May 7, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (65-15-11) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||
 New York Rangers (57-22-13) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Boston Bruins lead, 3 games to 1 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | BOS, | Bobby Orr 3 (Mike Walton), 5:26 |
| BOS, | Bobby Orr 4 (John McKenzie, Johnny Bucyk), 8:17 - PP | |
| 2: | BOS, | Don Marcotte 3 (Bobby Orr), 16:33 - SH |
| NYR, | Ted Irvine 4 (Pete Stemkowski, Rod Seiling), 18:38 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Rod Seiling 1 (Ted Irvine, Pete Stemkowski), 18:35 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Phil Esposito, BOS [Hi-sticking] 1:24 |
| Derek Sanderson, BOS [Fighting] 1:39 | |
| Bobby Rousseau, NYR [Fighting] 1:39 | |
| Don Marcotte, BOS [Hi-sticking] 3:20 | |
| Gary Doak, NYR [Interference] 3:20 | |
| Ed Westfall, BOS [Misconduct] 3:20 | |
| Don Awrey, BOS [Fighting] 7:21 | |
| Gene Carr, NYR [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 7:21 | |
| Ted Irvine, NYR [Charging] 9:45 | |
| Phil Esposito, BOS [Holding] 9:45 | |
| Mike Walton, BOS [Slashing] 11:44 | |
| Glen Sather, NYR [Fighting] 16:15 | |
| Bobby Orr, BOS [Fighting] 16:15 | |
| Brad Park, NYR [Fighting] 16:15 | |
| John McKenzie, BOS [Fighting, Misconduct] 16:15 | |
| Dallas Smith, BOS [Hooking] 18:28 | |
| 2: | Ken Hodge, BOS [Hooking] 0:22 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey, BOS [Elbowing] 5:32 | |
| Vic Hadfield, NYR [Fighting] 5:32 | |
| Carol Vadnais, BOS [Fighting] 5:32 | |
| Pete Stemkowski, NYR [Tripping] 6:10 | |
| Gary Doak, NYR [Holding] 8:15 | |
| Mike Walton, BOS [Hi-sticking] 15:33 | |
| Don Awrey, BOS [Tripping] 19:09 | |
| 3: | Pete Stemkowski, NYR [Tripping] 9:01 |
| Don Awrey, BOS [Hooking] 15:02 | |
| Ken Hodge, BOS [Tripping] 17:18 |
Penalty time: BOS: 67 minutes
NYR: 37 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Ted Green | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 1 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 4 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 4 | 24 | ||||||
| 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 | 5 | -2 | 2 |
| Gary Doak | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Dorey | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Phil Goyette | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gene Carr | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 5-10- 9-24
NYR: 6-11- 6-23
Goalies: BOS: Eddie Johnston (W, 6-0-0)
NYR: Ed Giacomin (L, 6-4-0)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Neil Armstrong
Attendance: 17,250
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