All NHL game summaries from January 4, 1974
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (25-6-4) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 New York Rangers (17-13-9) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | NYR, | Ted Irvine 13 (Pete Stemkowski), 13:07 |
| 2: | NYR, | Brad Park 9 (Steve Vickers, Walt Tkaczuk), 5:16 |
| BOS, | Bobby Orr 18 (Carol Vadnais, Phil Esposito), 17:19 - PP | |
| BOS, | Dave Forbes 4 (Derek Sanderson, Wayne Cashman), 18:24 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Derek Sanderson 5 (Dave Forbes, Wayne Cashman), 2:23 |
| BOS, | Bobby Orr 19 (Dave Forbes, Derek Sanderson), 10:06 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Wayne Cashman, BOS [Slashing] 4:18 |
| 2: | Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Tripping] 16:20 |
| 3: | Ken Hodge, BOS [Hooking] 17:50 |
Penalty time: BOS: 4 minutes
NYR: 2 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 9 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Dave Forbes | 14 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Fred O'Donnell | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Derek Sanderson | 17 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Al Sims | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 45 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 45 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ron Harris | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Sacharuk | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilles Marotte | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Peter McDuffe | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 41 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 11-16-18-45
NYR: 13-20- 8-41
Goalies: BOS: Gilles Gilbert (W, 20-3-3)
NYR: Peter McDuffe (L, 2-2-1)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Matt Pavelich
Attendance: 17,500
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