NHL game summary from November 2, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (5-6-1) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Los Angeles Kings (7-6-0) |
1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
1: BOS, Mike Walton 2 (Fred Stanfield, Johnny Bucyk), 1:14
LA , Serge Bernier 5 (Butch Goring, Barry Long), 19:51
2: no scoring
3: LA , Ralph Backstrom 6, 8:30
LA , Ralph Backstrom 7 (Butch Goring), 8:36
BOS, Dallas Smith 3 (Don Awrey), 9:06
LA , Bob Berry 10 (Serge Bernier, Juha Widing), 10:25 - PP
LA , Real Lemieux 1 (Barry Long, Butch Goring), 12:20 - PP
Penalties:
1: Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Kneeing] 4:48
Bob Berry, LA [Tripping] 8:48
Fred O'Donnell, BOS [Tripping] 14:24
2: Carol Vadnais, BOS [Slashing] 8:56
Terry Harper, LA [Interference] 17:51
3: Wayne Cashman, BOS [Fighting] 7:57
Don Kozak, LA [Roughing] 7:57
Penalty time: BOS: 11 minutes
LA : 6 minutes
| 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 | -1 | 2 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred O'Donnell | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -4 | 31 | ||||||
| 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Gilles Marotte | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Harry Howell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Curtis | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Real Lemieux | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ralph Backstrom | 9 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Corrigan | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Peters | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Juha Widing | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Lesuk | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Berry | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Serge Bernier | 21 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Barry Long | 22 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Neil Komadoski | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Kozak | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 4 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 10- 9-12-31
LA : 10- 8-15-33
Goalies: BOS: Eddie Johnston (L, 3-6-0)
LA : Gary Edwards (W, 3-3-0)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 10,458
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