NHL game summary from January 21, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 California Golden Seals (8-26-11) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Boston Bruins (29-12-4) |
2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 1: | BOS, | Fred Stanfield 14 (Bobby Orr), 10:50 |
| BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 25 (Fred Stanfield, Bobby Orr), 11:27 - PP | |
| 2: | BOS, | Wayne Cashman 15 (Garnet "Ace" Bailey, Carol Vadnais), 3:25 |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 16 (Garnet "Ace" Bailey, Fred Stanfield), 19:28 | |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 17 (Dallas Smith, Garnet "Ace" Bailey), 19:51 | |
| 3: | CAL, | Stan Gilbertson 5 (Walt McKechnie), 13:23 |
| CAL, | Hilliard Graves 16 (Bob Stewart), 14:09 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Don Awrey, BOS [Tripping] 4:13 |
| Bob Stewart, CAL [Cross checking] 9:36 | |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey, BOS [Hi-sticking] 9:36 | |
| Darryl Maggs, CAL [Holding] 11:19 | |
| Bobby Orr, BOS [Holding] 14:16 | |
| Ivan Boldirev, CAL [Interference] 14:50 | |
| 2: | Bobby Orr, BOS [Holding] 5:58 |
| Ivan Boldirev, CAL [Hooking] 7:58 | |
| Darryl Maggs, CAL [Tripping] 13:39 | |
| Phil Esposito, BOS [Interference] 14:33 | |
| 3: | Garnet "Ace" Bailey, BOS [Elbowing] 10:05 |
| Bob Stewart, CAL [Slashing] 17:10 |
Penalty time: CAL: 12 minutes
BOS: 12 minutes
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Johnston | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Maggs | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob Stewart | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Reggie Leach | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| Stan Gilbertson | 10 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Craig Patrick | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Hilliard Graves | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bert Marshall | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Morris Mott | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Stan Weir | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted McAneeley | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pete Laframboise | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 23 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Nick Beverley | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: CAL: 7- 7- 9-23
BOS: 15-10- 9-34
Goalies: CAL: Gilles Meloche (L, 5-19-10)
BOS: Eddie Johnston (W, 18-10-1)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Terry Pierce, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 15,003
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