NHL game summary from October 29, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (1-6-1) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Boston Bruins (5-5-1) |
1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
1: NYI, Brian Spencer 1 (Brian Marchinko), 5:06
BOS, Gregg Sheppard 1 (Don Marcotte, Don Awrey), 16:01
2: BOS, Don Marcotte 6 (Terry O'Reilly, Carol Vadnais), 9:26
BOS, Johnny Bucyk 4 (Mike Walton, Fred Stanfield), 11:38
BOS, Terry O'Reilly 1 (Dallas Smith), 14:56
BOS, Phil Esposito 6 (Carol Vadnais, Ken Hodge), 17:41
3: BOS, Ken Hodge 6 (Wayne Cashman), 2:14
BOS, Gregg Sheppard 2 (Terry O'Reilly, Don Awrey), 5:53
BOS, Gregg Sheppard 3 (Don Marcotte, Terry O'Reilly), 14:22
BOS, Johnny Bucyk 5 (Mike Walton, Fred Stanfield), 15:00
Penalties:
1: Tom Miller, NYI [Elbowing] 1:09
Brian Spencer, NYI [Hi-sticking] 1:43
Ken Hodge, BOS [Hi-sticking] 6:43
Phil Esposito, BOS [Hi-sticking, Slashing] 7:57
Wayne Cashman, BOS [Charging] 12:03
Billy Harris, NYI [Hooking] 13:09
Brian Spencer, NYI [Tripping] 17:10
2: none
3: Ken Hodge, BOS [Hi-sticking] 2:40
Dallas Smith, BOS [Interference] 15:39
Penalty time: NYI: 8 minutes
BOS: 12 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Lefley | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim Mair | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 3 |
| Ken Murray | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 1 |
| Bill Mikkelson | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Germain Gagnon | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Don Blackburn | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Spencer | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 3 |
| Terry Crisp | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Brian Marchinko | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| Brian Lavender | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Tom Miller | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Craig Cameron | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Arnie Brown | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -40 | 16 | ||||||
| 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 | 4 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred O'Donnell | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Ron Jones | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ross Brooks | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 40 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 4- 3- 9-16
BOS: 10-14-15-39
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (L, 1-2-0)
BOS: Ross Brooks (W, 2-0-1), Eddie Johnston
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Jim Christison
Attendance: 15,003
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