NHL game summary from January 5, 1974
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (26-6-4) |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
 New York Islanders (8-19-11) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 11 (Phil Esposito, Bobby Orr), 7:09 |
| BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 12 (Bobby Orr, Phil Esposito), 12:32 - PP | |
| NYI, | Craig Cameron 8 (Ralph Stewart, Brian Spencer), 18:19 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Phil Esposito 37 (Ken Hodge), 6:32 |
| BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 13 (Phil Esposito, Ken Hodge), 11:05 - PP | |
| NYI, | Craig Cameron 9 (Brian Spencer, Ralph Stewart), 11:55 | |
| BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 14 (Bobby Orr, Al Sims), 16:26 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Don Marcotte 8 (Dallas Smith, Gregg Sheppard), 5:56 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Al Sims, BOS [Cross checking] 1:45 |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Slashing] 11:23 | |
| 2: | Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Tripping] 2:25 |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Hooking] 10:21 | |
| 3: | Johnny Bucyk, BOS [Tripping] 2:55 |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Charging, Fighting] 6:33 | |
| Carol Vadnais, BOS [Cross checking, Fighting] 6:33 | |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Elbowing] 13:20 |
Penalty time: BOS: 13 minutes
NYI: 13 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Andre Savard | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Forbes | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Sanderson | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Sims | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ross Brooks | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 39 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Germain Gagnon | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -1 | 0 |
| Brian Spencer | 9 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Brian Marchinko | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ralph Stewart | 16 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Craig Cameron | 19 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Billy MacMillan | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 14-14-11-39
NYI: 12-12- 5-29
Goalies: BOS: Ross Brooks (W, 4-1-0)
NYI: Billy Smith (L, 4-13-8)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Swede Knox
Attendance: 14,865
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