NHL game summary from October 10, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (0-1-0) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
 Boston Bruins (1-0-0) |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 1: | BOS, | Phil Esposito 1 (Bobby Orr, Johnny Bucyk), 4:41 |
| VAN, | Andre Boudrias 1, 13:33 | |
| VAN, | Dennis Kearns 1 (Bobby Schmautz, Andre Boudrias), 17:49 - PP | |
| 2: | BOS, | Phil Esposito 2 (Bobby Orr), 8:47 |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 1 (Phil Esposito, Ken Hodge), 15:40 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Chris Oddleifson 1 (Andre Savard), 5:42 |
| VAN, | Gerry O'Flaherty 1 (Andre Boudrias, Bob Dailey), 9:48 | |
| VAN, | Orland Kurtenbach 1 (Bobby Schmautz, Andre Boudrias), 13:24 - PP | |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 3 (Ken Hodge, Wayne Cashman), 18:42 | |
| BOS, | Ken Hodge 1 (Phil Esposito, Chris Oddleifson), 19:55 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Barry Wilkins, VAN [Cross checking] 2:38 |
| Rich Leduc, BOS [Hooking] 6:19 | |
| Gary Doak, BOS [Charging] 16:40 | |
| Bob Dailey, VAN [Tripping] 18:19 | |
| 2: | Paulin Bordeleau, VAN [Hi-sticking] 2:44 |
| Fred O'Donnell, BOS [Hi-sticking] 2:44 | |
| Don Marcotte, BOS [Holding] 11:58 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Tripping] 17:19 | |
| 3: | Barry Wilkins, VAN [Hooking] 7:28 |
| Ken Hodge, BOS [Holding] 13:04 | |
| Bobby Orr, BOS [Hi-sticking] 15:16 | |
| Bobby Lalonde, VAN [Hooking] 15:16 |
Penalty time: VAN: 10 minutes
BOS: 14 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Smith | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 5 |
| Bob Dailey | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Wilkins | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 8 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| John Wright | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Paulin Bordeleau | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Richard Lemieux | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Dave Dunn | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 25 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bryan McSheffrey | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Jerry Korab | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -21 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -21 | 32 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Andre Savard | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Dave Forbes | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fred O'Donnell | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Leduc | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 22 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Sims | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 13-10- 9-32
BOS: 11-13-13-37
Goalies: VAN: Gary Smith (L, 0-1-0)
BOS: Gilles Gilbert (W, 1-0-0)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Willard Norris
Attendance: 14,523
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