NHL game summary from November 18, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (9-7-2) |
4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
 New York Islanders (2-13-1) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | BOS, | Bobby Orr 2 (Gregg Sheppard), 6:44 |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 12 (Dallas Smith, Garnet "Ace" Bailey), 9:48 - SH | |
| NYI, | Dave Hudson 3 (Germain Gagnon), 12:25 | |
| NYI, | Ed Westfall 7 (Craig Cameron, Brian Lavender), 14:21 | |
| BOS, | Don Marcotte 8, 15:58 | |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 13 (Ken Hodge, Bobby Orr), 18:57 - PP | |
| 2: | NYI, | Tom Miller 3 (Ed Westfall, Billy Harris), 9:09 - PP |
| BOS, | Fred Stanfield 7, 14:04 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Wayne Cashman 6 (Phil Esposito), 5:54 |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 7 (Phil Esposito), 11:39 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Nick Beverley, BOS [Holding] 9:08 |
| Arnie Brown, NYI [Hooking] 18:49 | |
| 2: | Dallas Smith, BOS [Roughing] 7:12 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey, BOS [Tripping] 8:35 | |
| 3: | Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Boarding] 1:46 |
| Brian Spencer, NYI [Tripping] 15:47 | |
| Carol Vadnais, BOS [Fighting] 19:35 | |
| Dave Hudson, NYI [Fighting] 19:35 |
Penalty time: BOS: 13 minutes
NYI: 9 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Nick Beverley | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Fred O'Donnell | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| John Adams | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 19 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 19 | 34 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Mair | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 4 |
| Germain Gagnon | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Don Blackburn | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Spencer | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Brian Lavender | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Tom Miller | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 6 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Craig Cameron | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Arnie Brown | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Stewart | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 |
| Gerry Desjardins | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 2 defensemen) | -20 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 2 defensemen) | -20 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 10-14-10-34
NYI: 10-10- 8-28
Goalies: BOS: John Adams (W, 1-0-0)
NYI: Gerry Desjardins (L, 1-8-1)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, John D'Amico
Attendance: 14,665
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