NHL game summary from December 9, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (18-4-3) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (16-6-3) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | PHI, | Orest Kindrachuk 5 (Don Saleski, Andre Dupont), 9:22 |
| 2: | PHI, | Simon Nolet 6 (Andre Dupont), 5:04 |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 27 (Carol Vadnais), 15:22 | |
| 3: | PHI, | Rick MacLeish 10 (Don Saleski, Tom Bladon), 6:57 |
| BOS, | Bobby Orr 15 (Wayne Cashman), 18:38 | |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 28 (Bobby Orr, Johnny Bucyk), 19:28 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Schultz, PHI [Cross checking] 4:49 |
| Dallas Smith, BOS [Hi-sticking] 4:49 | |
| Bob Kelly, PHI [Elbowing] 11:08 | |
| 2: | Terry Crisp, PHI [Holding] 13:07 |
| Gary Doak, BOS [Interference] 16:27 | |
| 3: | Gilles Gilbert, BOS [Slashing] 11:33 |
Penalty time: BOS: 6 minutes
PHI: 6 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Andre Savard | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fred O'Donnell | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Derek Sanderson | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Sims | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 2 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 2 | 26 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Parent | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Van Impe | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry Crisp | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Simon Nolet | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Flett | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 8- 9- 9-26
PHI: 10-10-10-30
Goalies: BOS: Gilles Gilbert (T, 14-2-2)
PHI: Bernie Parent (T, 16-5-3)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 17,007
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