NHL game summary from December 23, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (15-17-5) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Boston Bruins (23-8-3) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
1: BOS, Dallas Smith 4 (Wayne Cashman, Ken Hodge), 8:30
2: BOS, Johnny Bucyk 14 (Mike Walton), 4:57
ATL, Billy MacMillan 6 (Keith McCreary, Curt Bennett), 8:35
3: BOS, Mike Walton 19 (Johnny Bucyk, Fred Stanfield), 1:29
Penalties:
1: Ernie Hicke, ATL [Holding] 10:55
2: Fred Stanfield, BOS [Holding] 12:29
Bob Paradise, ATL [Hi-sticking] 15:21
Phil Esposito, BOS [Slashing] 17:55
3: none
Penalty time: ATL: 4 minutes
BOS: 4 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Myre | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Plager | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Noel Price | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Paradise | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lew Morrison | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith McCreary | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Leon Rochefort | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ernie Hicke | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Jacques Richard | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Leiter | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| John Stewart | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy MacMillan | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Larry Romanchych | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Noel Picard | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 20 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Beverley | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 5- 8- 7-20
BOS: 9-13-10-32
Goalies: ATL: Phil Myre (L, 11-10-3)
BOS: Eddie Johnston (W, 15-7-0)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 15,003
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