NHL game summary from December 17, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (20-8-3) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (15-14-4) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
1: BOS, Gregg Sheppard 12 (Bobby Orr, Don Marcotte), 2:28
BOS, Ken Hodge 17 (Wayne Cashman, Phil Esposito), 6:12
BOS, Gregg Sheppard 13 (Carol Vadnais, Don Awrey), 15:01
2: BOS, Phil Esposito 18 (Bobby Orr, Dallas Smith), 2:07
BOS, Ken Hodge 18 (Phil Esposito, Johnny Bucyk), 6:26 - PP
PHI, Tom Bladon 4 (Andre Dupont, Rick MacLeish), 8:51 - PP
PHI, Gary Dornhoefer 18 (Rick MacLeish), 17:07
3: PHI, Bill Barber 8 (Bill Flett, Rick MacLeish), 7:13 - PP
Penalties:
1: Gary Dornhoefer, PHI [Holding] 17:08
2: Joe Watson, PHI [Tripping] 5:29
Dallas Smith, BOS [Holding] 7:09
Bobby Clarke, PHI [Hooking] 10:08
Andre Dupont, PHI [Hooking] 12:10
3: Don Awrey, BOS [Tripping] 6:54
Carol Vadnais, BOS [Elbowing] 18:21
Penalty time: BOS: 6 minutes
PHI: 8 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Nick Beverley | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Fred O'Donnell | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Roberts | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Adams | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 40 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Favell | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Van Impe | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Barry Ashbee | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Wayne Hillman | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Simon Nolet | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Bill Flett | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Bladon | 23 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andre Dupont | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Michel Belhumeur | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 17-12-11-40
PHI: 12-11-12-35
Goalies: BOS: John Adams (W, 5-1-1)
PHI: Michel Belhumeur (L, 5-4-1), Doug Favell
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Charles Banfield
Attendance: 16,302
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