NHL game summary from November 5, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (6-6-2) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
 Vancouver Canucks (4-8-1) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
1: BOS, Johnny Bucyk 7 (Mike Walton, Nick Beverley), 4:12
BOS, Ken Hodge 7 (Phil Esposito, Wayne Cashman), 11:27
BOS, Carol Vadnais 3, 14:26
VAN, Gerry O'Flaherty 3 (John Wright, Don Lever), 16:45
2: VAN, Richard Lemieux 2 (Dennis Kearns), 17:12
3: BOS, Phil Esposito 8 (Don Marcotte, Dallas Smith), 9:14
Penalties:
1: Gregg Boddy, VAN [Hooking] 5:16
Carol Vadnais, BOS [Hooking] 7:57
2: Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Roughing] 7:01
Dave Balon, VAN [Roughing] 7:01
Bobby Schmautz, VAN [Tripping] 8:43
Phil Esposito, BOS [Roughing] 11:05
3: Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Tripping] 6:52
Gregg Boddy, VAN [Interference] 9:38
Carol Vadnais, BOS [Interference] 16:37
Penalty time: BOS: 10 minutes
VAN: 8 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Jones | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 36 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Larry Bolonchuk | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Barry Wilkins | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jim Hargreaves | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Don Lever | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Maki | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Don Tannahill | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Wright | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Lemieux | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Balon | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Gregg Boddy | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ed Dyck | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 22 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 9-10-17-36
VAN: 8- 4- 9-21
Goalies: BOS: Eddie Johnston (W, 4-6-0)
VAN: Ed Dyck (L, 2-3-0)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 15,570
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