NHL game summary from December 29, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (25-8-3) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Minnesota North Stars (19-14-3) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1: BOS, Bobby Orr 10 (Phil Esposito), 7:51
2: no scoring
3: BOS, Mike Walton 20 (Garnet "Ace" Bailey, Fred Stanfield), 6:17
Penalties:
1: Doug Mohns, MIN [Holding] 10:13
Mike Walton, BOS [Tripping] 17:47
2: Phil Esposito, BOS [Tripping] 8:16
3: none
Penalty time: BOS: 4 minutes
MIN: 2 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Nick Beverley | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Fred O'Donnell | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 29 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Ted Harris | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Mohns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Charlie Burns | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Jude Drouin | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Nevin | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dean Prentice | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 11-13- 5-29
MIN: 18-12- 7-37
Goalies: BOS: Eddie Johnston (W, 16-7-0)
MIN: Cesare Maniago (L, 8-10-1)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 15,501
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