NHL game summary from November 9, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (7-5-1) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Boston Bruins (7-6-2) |
3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
1: BOS, Phil Esposito 9 (Wayne Cashman, Ken Hodge), 1:18
BOS, Mike Walton 3 (Dallas Smith, Fred Stanfield), 1:57
BOS, Phil Esposito 10 (Johnny Bucyk, Ken Hodge), 4:27 - PP
2: DET, Mickey Redmond 7, 3:16
BOS, Johnny Bucyk 8 (Ken Hodge, Phil Esposito), 9:35
BOS, Wayne Cashman 4 (Ken Hodge, Phil Esposito), 13:04
3: BOS, Wayne Cashman 5 (Ken Hodge, Phil Esposito), 2:58
DET, Guy Charron 4 (Len Fontaine, Gary Bergman), 4:48
DET, Len Fontaine 4 (Gary Bergman, Guy Charron), 5:49
BOS, Mike Walton 4 (Garnet "Ace" Bailey, Fred Stanfield), 15:56
BOS, Don Marcotte 7 (Terry O'Reilly, Gregg Sheppard), 17:09
Penalties:
1: Gary Bergman, DET [Holding] 3:16
Phil Esposito, BOS [Misconduct] 14:41
Henry Boucha, DET [Holding] 15:20
2: Alex Delvecchio, DET [Holding] 0:20
Dallas Smith, BOS [Slashing] 4:23
Ken Hodge, BOS [Tripping] 6:47
Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Holding] 16:10
3: none
Penalty time: DET: 6 minutes
BOS: 16 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Larry Johnston | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 5 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Guy Charron | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Leon Rochefort | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Al Karlander | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Henry Boucha | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Len Fontaine | 18 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Collins | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Denis DeJordy | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -20 | 23 | ||||||
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred O'Donnell | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Ron Jones | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 5-11- 7-23
BOS: 14-13-17-44
Goalies: DET: Denis DeJordy (L, 2-2-0)
BOS: Eddie Johnston (W, 5-6-0)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Claude Bechard
Attendance: 15,003
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