NHL game summary from March 18, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (25-33-14) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Boston Bruins (47-20-5) |
0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 1: | ATL, | Curt Bennett 17 (Larry Romanchych, Noel Price), 2:03 |
| 2: | BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 36 (Bobby Orr, Phil Esposito), 4:54 |
| BOS, | Gregg Sheppard 23 (Doug Roberts, Don Marcotte), 10:34 | |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 48 (Ken Hodge, Dallas Smith), 14:12 | |
| BOS, | Derek Sanderson 4 (Gregg Sheppard, Bobby Orr), 16:20 - SH | |
| BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 37 (Phil Esposito, Carol Vadnais), 17:37 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Bobby Orr 23 (Ken Hodge, Phil Esposito), 12:11 |
| BOS, | Ken Hodge 35 (Johnny Bucyk, Phil Esposito), 18:02 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pat Quinn, ATL [Roughing] 1:53 |
| Phil Esposito, BOS [Roughing] 1:53 | |
| Bobby Orr, BOS [Hooking] 15:26 | |
| Phil Esposito, BOS [Slashing] 16:15 | |
| Arnie Brown, ATL [Holding] 19:21 | |
| 2: | John Stewart, ATL [Hi-sticking] 2:52 |
| Nick Beverley, BOS [Holding] 14:35 | |
| 3: | Carol Vadnais, BOS [Holding] 14:29 |
Penalty time: ATL: 6 minutes
BOS: 10 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Plager | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Noel Price | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Bob Paradise | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Lew Morrison | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Keith McCreary | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Butch Deadmarsh | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Leon Rochefort | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jacques Richard | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Bob Leiter | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| John Stewart | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Arnie Brown | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Billy MacMillan | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Larry Romanchych | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -31 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -31 | 22 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Nick Beverley | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Fred O'Donnell | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Derek Sanderson | 27 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Doug Roberts | 28 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jacques Plante | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 30 | 44 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 30 | 44 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 6- 8- 9-23
BOS: 14-20-10-44
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 9-13-10)
BOS: Jacques Plante (W, 12-15-6)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 15,003
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