NHL game summary from October 21, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (3-3-0) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (4-3-0) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | BOS, | Don Marcotte 4 (Johnny Bucyk), 3:50 |
| BOS, | Ken Hodge 3 (Bobby Orr, Phil Esposito), 13:29 - PP | |
| PIT, | Lowell MacDonald 4 (Jean Pronovost, Bryan Watson), 18:40 | |
| PIT, | Greg Polis 3 (Bryan Hextall, Jean Pronovost), 19:56 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 1 (Fred Stanfield, Phil Esposito), 3:56 |
| BOS, | Fred Stanfield 4 (Ken Hodge, Johnny Bucyk), 16:28 - PP | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bryan Watson, PIT [Holding] 7:44 |
| Bobby Orr, BOS [Elbowing] 8:05 | |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Hi-sticking] 11:50 | |
| Bryan Watson, PIT [Hi-sticking] 11:50 | |
| 2: | Wayne Cashman, BOS [Holding] 6:30 |
| Fred O'Donnell, BOS [Slashing] 11:10 | |
| Lowell MacDonald, PIT [Interference] 11:39 | |
| 3: | Nick Beverley, BOS [Tripping] 0:28 |
| Duane Rupp, PIT [Tripping] 1:55 | |
| Duane Rupp, PIT [Holding] 14:38 |
Penalty time: BOS: 10 minutes
PIT: 10 minutes
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Nick Beverley | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred O'Donnell | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 39 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duane Rupp | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Jack Lynch | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Al McDonough | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nick Harbaruk | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ken Schinkel | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Kessell | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Lowell MacDonald | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Steve Cardwell | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Denis Herron | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 11- 9-19-39
PIT: 10-17- 4-31
Goalies: BOS: Eddie Johnston (W, 3-3-0)
PIT: Denis Herron (L, 2-2-0)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Terry Pierce
Attendance: 12,761
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