NHL game summary from January 24, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (29-13-4) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 New York Rangers (31-13-4) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
1: NYR, Jean Ratelle 23 (Vic Hadfield), 8:32
2: BOS, Johnny Bucyk 26 (Phil Esposito, Ken Hodge), 9:08
NYR, Brad Park 8 (Vic Hadfield, Rod Gilbert), 9:42 - PP
NYR, Bill Fairbairn 18 (Rod Seiling), 11:40 - SH
3: BOS, Wayne Cashman 18 (Garnet "Ace" Bailey, Fred Stanfield), 13:11
NYR, Walt Tkaczuk 14 (Brad Park), 19:49 - EN
Penalties:
1: Don Awrey, BOS [Slashing] 0:13
Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Hi-sticking] 3:16
Carol Vadnais, BOS [Interference] 3:16
Glen Sather, NYR [Holding] 5:55
Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Tripping] 11:46
2: Don Marcotte, BOS [Hooking] 0:38
Wayne Cashman, BOS [Tripping] 9:20
Dale Rolfe, NYR [Hooking] 10:25
Jim Neilson, NYR [Tripping] 14:07
3: Nick Beverley, BOS [Tripping] 3:12
Penalty time: BOS: 10 minutes
NYR: 10 minutes
| 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 | 0 | 4 |
| Nick Beverley | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Fred O'Donnell | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 31 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Ron Harris | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 4 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 5-11-15-31
NYR: 11-14-15-40
Goalies: BOS: Eddie Johnston (L, 18-11-1)
NYR: Ed Giacomin (W, 19-7-2)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Jim Christison
Attendance: 17,500
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