NHL game summary from February 7, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (32-16-5) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 Minnesota North Stars (23-22-8) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
1: MIN, Dennis Hextall 18 (Fred "Buster" Harvey, J.P. Parise), 8:51
BOS, Wayne Cashman 23 (Dallas Smith, Phil Esposito), 11:30
2: no scoring
3: BOS, Wayne Cashman 24 (Johnny Bucyk, Phil Esposito), 1:55 - PP
BOS, Phil Esposito 35 (Bobby Orr, Johnny Bucyk), 4:44
MIN, Dean Prentice 20 (Murray Oliver), 10:42
Penalties:
1: Phil Esposito, BOS [Fighting] 2:21
Dennis Hextall, MIN [Fighting] 2:21
Barry Gibbs, MIN [Tripping] 3:00
2: Carol Vadnais, BOS [Fighting] 2:39
Dennis Hextall, MIN [Fighting] 2:39
3: Ted Harris, MIN [Holding] 0:59
Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Hooking] 15:23
Penalty time: BOS: 10 minutes
MIN: 16 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Nick Beverley | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred O'Donnell | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Roberts | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 37 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ted Harris | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Jude Drouin | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Bob Nevin | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | -1 | 1 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dean Prentice | 29 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gilles Gilbert | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 12-11-14-37
MIN: 13-12- 8-33
Goalies: BOS: Eddie Johnston (W, 20-13-1)
MIN: Gilles Gilbert (L, 7-7-2)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 15,466
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