NHL game summary from February 3, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (35-13-4) |
2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
 Boston Bruins (31-16-4) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | BOS, | Ken Hodge 26 (Johnny Bucyk, Fred Stanfield), 4:48 - PP |
| NYR, | Jean Ratelle 26 (Rod Gilbert, Rod Seiling), 9:56 - PP | |
| NYR, | Bill Fairbairn 20 (Glen Sather, Dale Rolfe), 11:49 | |
| BOS, | Bobby Orr 14 (Fred Stanfield, Wayne Cashman), 16:03 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Phil Esposito 34 (Bobby Orr, Johnny Bucyk), 5:01 - PP |
| NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 16 (Brad Park), 6:36 | |
| NYR, | Glen Sather 9 (Brad Park), 11:18 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 17 (Steve Vickers), 1:49 |
| NYR, | Steve Vickers 20 (Walt Tkaczuk, Bill Fairbairn), 11:47 | |
| NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 18 (Steve Vickers), 16:29 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Don Awrey, BOS 0:34 |
| Jim Neilson, NYR 2:56 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS 9:14 | |
| Gregg Sheppard, BOS 9:14 | |
| Brad Park, NYR 9:14 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [major] 12:29 | |
| Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [major] 12:29 | |
| Fred O'Donnell, BOS 12:57 | |
| Brad Park, NYR 13:58 | |
| Ken Hodge, BOS [major] 15:21 | |
| Pete Stemkowski, NYR [major] 15:21 | |
| Don Marcotte, BOS 19:06 | |
| 2: | Dale Rolfe, NYR 3:59 |
| 3: | Don Marcotte, BOS [major] 1:49 |
| Steve Vickers, NYR [major] 1:49 | |
| Don Awrey, BOS [Misconduct] 1:49 |
Penalty time: NYR: 23 minutes
BOS: 35 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ab Demarco | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 25 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 25 | 37 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Nick Beverley | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 2 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred O'Donnell | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -2 | 3 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -2 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -2 | 2 |
| Doug Roberts | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -25 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -25 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 15-12-10-37
BOS: 9-12- 9-30
Goalies: NYR: Ed Giacomin (W, 21-7-2)
BOS: Eddie Johnston (L, 19-13-1)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 15,003
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