NHL game summary from December 15, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (6-15-5) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Boston Bruins (20-4-3) |
2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 1: | BOS, | Bobby Orr 16 (Terry O'Reilly), 6:07 |
| BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 3 (Wayne Cashman, Phil Esposito), 15:21 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 9 (Phil Esposito, Bobby Orr), 2:21 - PP |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 31 (Bobby Orr, Derek Sanderson), 12:06 - SH | |
| 3: | VAN, | Bobby Schmautz 12 (Bob Dailey, Andre Boudrias), 3:12 |
| VAN, | Bob Dailey 1 (Dave Dunn, Andre Boudrias), 3:24 | |
| BOS, | Bobby Orr 17 (Chris Oddleifson, Johnny Bucyk), 7:53 | |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 32 (Ken Hodge, Bobby Orr), 10:08 - PP | |
| BOS, | Don Marcotte 6 (Fred O'Donnell, Andre Savard), 13:18 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Chris Oddleifson, BOS [Elbowing] 10:19 |
| 2: | Dennis Kearns, VAN [Tripping] 1:27 |
| Carol Vadnais, BOS [Slashing] 10:55 | |
| Carol Vadnais, BOS [Holding] 17:50 | |
| 3: | Andre Boudrias, VAN [Hooking] 8:43 |
| Carol Vadnais, BOS [Tripping] 17:31 | |
| Gary Doak, BOS [Holding] 19:36 |
Penalty time: VAN: 4 minutes
BOS: 10 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Dyck | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bob Dailey | 3 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Barry Wilkins | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Paulin Bordeleau | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Paul O'Neil | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Lampman | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Richard Lemieux | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Dunn | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bryan McSheffrey | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jerry Korab | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 26 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 2 |
| Andre Savard | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fred O'Donnell | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Derek Sanderson | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Al Sims | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 14 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 14 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 4-12-10-26
BOS: 8-11- 6-25
Goalies: VAN: Ed Dyck (L, 0-1-0)
BOS: Gilles Gilbert (W, 16-2-2)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Mark Faucette
Attendance: 15,003
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