NHL game summary from December 27, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (24-8-3) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Atlanta Flames (15-18-5) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1: no scoring
2: BOS, Wayne Cashman 12, 3:08
BOS, Fred Stanfield 11 (Mike Walton, Nick Beverley), 11:57
BOS, Johnny Bucyk 15 (Phil Esposito), 16:53 - PP
3: ATL, Curt Bennett 8 (Noel Picard, Keith McCreary), 10:08
Penalties:
1: Don Marcotte, BOS [Tripping] 2:05
Leon Rochefort, ATL [Holding] 7:24
2: Pat Quinn, ATL [Holding] 5:52
Noel Picard, ATL [Tripping] 15:48
3: Bobby Orr, BOS [Tripping] 1:23
Penalty time: BOS: 4 minutes
ATL: 6 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Nick Beverley | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fred O'Donnell | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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) | 5 | 35 | ||||||
| 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 | -1 | 0 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Noel Price | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Bob Paradise | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Lew Morrison | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith McCreary | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Leon Rochefort | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Ernie Hicke | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Richard | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Bob Leiter | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Romanchych | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Noel Picard | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 9-14-12-35
ATL: 8-14-10-32
Goalies: BOS: John Adams (W, 7-1-1)
ATL: Phil Myre (L, 11-11-3)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Swede Knox, John D'Amico
Attendance: 15,078
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