NHL game summary from March 15, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (45-20-5) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 Buffalo Sabres (33-25-12) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | BUF, | Norm Gratton 8 (Gilbert Perreault), 17:23 |
| 2: | BOS, | Bobby Orr 21 (Ken Hodge, Wayne Cashman), 5:30 |
| 3: | BOS, | Carol Vadnais 7 (Gregg Sheppard), 10:18 |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 47 (Wayne Cashman, Ken Hodge), 11:11 | |
| BOS, | Bobby Orr 22 (Jacques Plante), 19:05 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Don Awrey, BOS [Tripping] 0:19 | |
| Mike Robitaille, BUF [Tripping] 2:21 | ||
| Carol Vadnais, BOS [Roughing] 9:54 | ||
| Derek Sanderson, BOS [Hooking] 11:20 | ||
| Don Luce, BUF [Hooking] 18:46 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Don Marcotte, BOS [Roughing] 1:06 | |
| Tim Horton, BUF [Roughing] 1:06 | ||
Penalty time: BOS: 8 minutes
BUF: 6 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Nick Beverley | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Fred O'Donnell | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Derek Sanderson | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Roberts | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jacques Plante | 31 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 33 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Crozier | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Horton | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Mike Robitaille | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Tracy Pratt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Hillman | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Mickey | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Norm Gratton | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Paul Terbenche | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Hugh Harris | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Larry Carriere | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| John Gould | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 8-11-14-33
BUF: 13-14- 7-34
Goalies: BOS: Jacques Plante (W, 11-15-6)
BUF: Roger Crozier (L, 19-12-6)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 15,668
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