NHL game summary from December 2, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (4-11-7) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Boston Bruins (17-4-2) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | BOS, | Fred O'Donnell 5 (Bobby Orr, Gregg Sheppard), 7:54 |
| BOS, | Bobby Orr 13 (Phil Esposito, Carol Vadnais), 19:35 - PP | |
| 2: | NYI, | Bob Nystrom 4 (Andre St. Laurent, Denis Potvin), 3:12 |
| BOS, | Don Marcotte 5 (Al Sims, Terry O'Reilly), 10:58 | |
| 3: | NYI, | Billy Harris 6 (Lorne Henning, Denis Potvin), 2:06 |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 25 (Ken Hodge), 2:47 | |
| NYI, | Jean Potvin 1, 9:22 | |
| BOS, | Ken Hodge 18 (Phil Esposito, Johnny Bucyk), 19:26 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dallas Smith, BOS [Hi-sticking] 14:50 |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Slashing] 17:51 | |
| 2: | Craig Cameron, NYI [Holding] 6:34 |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Hi-sticking] 11:32 | |
| Dallas Smith, BOS [Elbowing] 19:38 | |
| 3: | Billy Harris, NYI [Hooking] 18:22 |
Penalty time: NYI: 6 minutes
BOS: 6 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Desjardins | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Germain Gagnon | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Spencer | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Ralph Stewart | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Craig Cameron | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Billy MacMillan | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 29 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Andre Savard | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fred O'Donnell | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Derek Sanderson | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Al Sims | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 7-10-11-28
BOS: 16-10-11-37
Goalies: NYI: Gerry Desjardins (L, 1-3-1)
BOS: Gilles Gilbert (W, 13-2-1)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Willard Norris
Attendance: 15,003
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