NHL game summary from March 24, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (47-20-7) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Boston Bruins (49-20-5) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | BOS, | Gregg Sheppard 24 (Bobby Orr, Jacques Plante), 1:00 |
| 2: | BOS, | Derek Sanderson 5 (Ken Hodge, Wayne Cashman), 4:41 |
| 3: | BOS, | Phil Esposito 49 (Ken Hodge, Bobby Orr), 10:15 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jim Neilson, NYR [Holding] 5:35 |
| Johnny Bucyk, BOS [Kneeing] 7:15 | |
| Dallas Smith, BOS [Holding] 14:53 | |
| 2: | Dale Rolfe, NYR [Holding] 10:17 |
| Glen Sather, NYR [Holding] 18:17 | |
| 3: | Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Fighting] 6:14 |
| Steve Vickers, NYR [Fighting] 6:14 | |
| Don Awrey, BOS [Butt ending] 15:38 | |
| Bert Marshall, NYR [Elbowing] 18:01 | |
| Carol Vadnais, BOS [Hi-sticking] 18:01 | |
| Ted Irvine, NYR [Misconduct] 18:01 |
Penalty time: NYR: 23 minutes
BOS: 13 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ron Harris | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bert Marshall | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Gene Carr | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Murphy | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 0 |
| Gilles Villemure | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 29 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Nick Beverley | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Fred O'Donnell | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Derek Sanderson | 27 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Roberts | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jacques Plante | 31 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 22 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 11-10- 8-29
BOS: 8- 9-10-27
Goalies: NYR: Gilles Villemure (L, 20-10-2)
BOS: Jacques Plante (W, 14-15-6)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Willard Norris
Attendance: 15,003
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