NHL game summary from December 20, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (9-17-4) |
1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
 Boston Bruins (22-4-3) |
0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | PIT, | Lowell MacDonald 14 (Al McDonough), 2:01 - PP |
| 2: | BOS, | Don Marcotte 7 (Terry O'Reilly), 13:59 |
| BOS, | Derek Sanderson 3 (Ken Hodge, Phil Esposito), 16:07 | |
| BOS, | Carol Vadnais 5 (Johnny Bucyk, Gregg Sheppard), 17:00 | |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 35 (Ken Hodge, Johnny Bucyk), 18:09 - PP | |
| 3: | PIT, | Greg Polis 9 (Lowell MacDonald, Syl Apps), 3:19 - PP |
| BOS, | Ken Hodge 22 (Phil Esposito, Derek Sanderson), 9:18 | |
| PIT, | Yvon Labre 1 (Ron Lalonde, Ted Snell), 10:20 | |
| BOS, | Ken Hodge 23 (Bobby Orr, Phil Esposito), 12:40 | |
| PIT, | Syl Apps 12 (Lowell MacDonald), 14:41 - PP | |
| PIT, | Greg Polis 10 (Dave Burrows), 16:52 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Phil Esposito, BOS [Hi-sticking] 0:32 |
| Bryan Watson, PIT [Hi-sticking] 0:32 | |
| Gilles Gilbert, BOS [Throwing stick major] 1:20 | |
| Jean Pronovost, PIT [Hooking] 8:01 | |
| Phil Esposito, BOS [Hi-sticking] 11:31 | |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Roughing] 11:31 | |
| Yvon Labre, PIT [Spearing] 11:31 | |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Elbowing, Misconduct, Game misconduct] 14:01 | |
| Dave Burrows, PIT [Holding] 14:41 | |
| 2: | Bryan Watson, PIT [Charging major, Fighting] 3:10 |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Charging, Fighting] 3:10 | |
| Lowell MacDonald, PIT [Tripping] 8:56 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Fighting] 17:47 | |
| Bryan Hextall, PIT [Spearing, Fighting] 17:47 | |
| 3: | Ken Hodge, BOS [Holding] 1:24 |
| Carol Vadnais, BOS [Hooking] 14:11 |
Penalty time: PIT: 27 minutes
BOS: 49 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Bryan Watson | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryan Hextall | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -2 | 2 |
| Jim Wiley | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Al McDonough | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ted Snell | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bernie Lukowich | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Lalonde | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Lowell MacDonald | 18 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Yvon Labre | 20 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Greg Polis | 22 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 10 |
| Larry Bignell | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Beverley | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gary Inness | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 31 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Andre Savard | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred O'Donnell | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Sanderson | 17 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Sims | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 45 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 45 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 12- 6-13-31
BOS: 10-19-16-45
Goalies: PIT: Jim Rutherford,
Gary Inness (L, 0-1-0) BOS: Gilles Gilbert (W, 18-2-2) Referee: Peter Moffatt Linesmen: Charles Banfield, Gerard Gauthier Attendance: 15,003
Gary Inness (L, 0-1-0) BOS: Gilles Gilbert (W, 18-2-2) Referee: Peter Moffatt Linesmen: Charles Banfield, Gerard Gauthier Attendance: 15,003
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