NHL game summary from December 16, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 California Golden Seals (7-20-3) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 Boston Bruins (21-4-3) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 1: | BOS, | Phil Esposito 33 (Wayne Cashman, Dallas Smith), 4:25 |
| CAL, | Craig Patrick 5 (Ivan Boldirev, Marshall Johnston), 5:57 | |
| BOS, | Carol Vadnais 4 (Johnny Bucyk, Bobby Orr), 8:13 - PP | |
| BOS, | Derek Sanderson 2 (Terry O'Reilly, Dallas Smith), 10:46 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 4 (Darryl Edestrand, Derek Sanderson), 3:27 |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 34 (Wayne Cashman, Dallas Smith), 7:47 | |
| 3: | CAL, | Joey Johnston 14 (Walt McKechnie), :32 |
| CAL, | Stan Weir 4 (Stan Gilbertson, Morris Mott), 18:24 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Stewart, CAL [Holding] 6:55 |
| 2: | Darryl Edestrand, BOS [Hooking] 3:55 |
| Ken Hodge, BOS [Interference] 9:14 | |
| Ray McKay, CAL [Hi-sticking] 12:29 | |
| 3: | Chris Oddleifson, BOS [Hooking] 10:55 |
| Marshall Johnston, CAL [Hooking] 12:51 |
Penalty time: CAL: 6 minutes
BOS: 6 minutes
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Johnston | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray McKay | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Barry Cummins | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Leach | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Gilbertson | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Kessell | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Patrick | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Hilliard Graves | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morris Mott | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Stan Weir | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joey Johnston | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ted McAneeley | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Laframboise | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Champoux | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 21 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Andre Savard | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fred O'Donnell | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Sanderson | 17 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Al Sims | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: CAL: 6- 8- 7-21
BOS: 13-10-10-33
Goalies: CAL: Bob Champoux (L, 1-4-1)
BOS: Gilles Gilbert (W, 17-2-2)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: John D'Amico, John Brown
Attendance: 15,003
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