NHL game summary from October 8, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (1-1-0) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
 Boston Bruins (0-1-0) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
1: BOS, Dallas Smith 1 (Fred Stanfield), 2:16
LA , Mike Corrigan 1 (Bob Berry, Butch Goring), 11:19 - PP
LA , Butch Goring 2 (Paul Curtis), 13:46
2: BOS, Carol Vadnais 1 (Fred Stanfield), 17:20
3: LA , Serge Bernier 1 (Ralph Backstrom, Bill Lesuk), 11:47
LA , Bill Lesuk 1 (Barry Long), 19:38 - EN
Penalties:
1: Barry Long, LA [Holding] 3:28
Garnet "Ace" Bailey, BOS [Tripping] 11:07
Mike Walton, BOS [Tripping] 16:14
Terry Harper, LA [Holding] 18:52
Gilles Marotte, LA [Hi-sticking] 19:53
Phil Esposito, BOS [Hi-sticking] 19:53
2: Carol Vadnais, BOS [Elbowing] 1:21
Ken Hodge, BOS [Hi-sticking] 14:29
Bill Lesuk, LA [Hi-sticking] 14:29
Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Charging] 19:12
3: Paul Curtis, LA [Hi-sticking] 13:51
Johnny Bucyk, BOS [Slashing] 13:51
Penalty time: LA : 10 minutes
BOS: 14 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilles Marotte | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Harry Howell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Curtis | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Real Lemieux | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Volmar | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ralph Backstrom | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Mike Corrigan | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jimmy Peters | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Lesuk | 16 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Serge Bernier | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Barry Long | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Neil Komadoski | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Kozak | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 28 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Beverley | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred O'Donnell | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Matt Ravlich | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 9-13- 6-28
BOS: 11-12-15-38
Goalies: LA : Gary Edwards (W, 1-0-0)
BOS: Eddie Johnston (L, 0-1-0)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: Willard Norris, John D'Amico
Attendance: 15,003
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