NHL game summary from January 26, 1974
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (31-8-6) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
 New York Islanders (11-22-12) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1: | BOS, | Al Sims 2 (Bobby Orr, Wayne Cashman), 4:59 |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 42 (Johnny Bucyk, Carol Vadnais), 16:37 - PP | |
| 2: | BOS, | Dallas Smith 4 (Dave Forbes, Wayne Cashman), 12:41 |
| BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 6 (Chris Oddleifson), 19:03 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ken Hodge, BOS [Hooking] 1:24 |
| Dallas Smith, BOS [Holding] 12:12 | |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Tripping] 16:27 | |
| 2: | Dallas Smith, BOS [Hooking] 3:33 |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Elbowing] 8:49 | |
| Carol Vadnais, BOS [Elbowing] 15:10 | |
| 3: | Bobby Orr, BOS [Elbowing] 14:02 |
Penalty time: BOS: 10 minutes
NYI: 4 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Forbes | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Fred O'Donnell | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Sanderson | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Sims | 23 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ross Brooks | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 34 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Desjardins | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Germain Gagnon | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Brian Spencer | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ernie Hicke | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Craig Cameron | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Billy MacMillan | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 11- 8-16-35
NYI: 11- 4-11-26
Goalies: BOS: Ross Brooks (W, 7-1-0)
NYI: Gerry Desjardins (L, 6-9-4)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Swede Knox
Attendance: 14,865
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