NHL game summary from December 3, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (3-18-2) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Boston Bruins (15-7-3) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
1: BOS, Ken Hodge 11 (Bobby Orr, Phil Esposito), 9:15
BOS, Mike Walton 12 (Carol Vadnais, Johnny Bucyk), 17:36
2: BOS, Fred Stanfield 9 (Mike Walton, Bobby Orr), 19:15
BOS, Johnny Bucyk 11 (Fred Stanfield, Mike Walton), 19:53
3: NYI, Lorne Henning 3 (Billy Harris, Jim Mair), 1:51
BOS, Don Marcotte 12 (Terry O'Reilly, Gregg Sheppard), 11:23
Penalties:
1: Dave Hudson, NYI [Tripping] 7:13
2: none
3: none
Penalty time: NYI: 2 minutes
BOS: 0 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Lefley | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Jim Mair | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ken Murray | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Bill Mikkelson | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Germain Gagnon | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Don Blackburn | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Spencer | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| Terry Crisp | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Brian Lavender | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tom Miller | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Craig Cameron | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Arnie Brown | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Neil Nicholson | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 29 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Nick Beverley | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred O'Donnell | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Doug Roberts | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Adams | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 43 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 10-10-19-39
BOS: 19-12-12-43
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (L, 1-7-1)
BOS: John Adams (W, 3-0-1)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Alan Glaspell, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 15,003
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