NHL game summary from January 31, 1974
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (18-23-8) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Boston Bruins (33-8-6) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | ATL, | Larry Romanchych 13 (Eric Vail, Bob Leiter), 15:27 |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 44 (Wayne Cashman), 18:13 | |
| BOS, | Andre Savard 10 (Al Sims), 18:46 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | ATL, | Bob Leiter 10, 1:59 - PP |
| BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 16 (Phil Esposito, Carol Vadnais), 4:30 - PP | |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 45 (Don Marcotte, Carol Vadnais), 17:22 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Arnie Brown, ATL [Hi-sticking] 17:31 |
| Gregg Sheppard, BOS [Hi-sticking] 17:31 | |
| 2: | Bob Murray, ATL [Interference] 5:56 |
| Dave Forbes, BOS [Hooking] 8:26 | |
| Randy Manery, ATL [Holding] 10:43 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Tripping] 15:08 | |
| 3: | Phil Esposito, BOS [Hi-sticking] 1:47 |
| Tom Lysiak, ATL [Hi-sticking] 3:41 |
Penalty time: ATL: 8 minutes
BOS: 8 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jean Lemieux | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Keith McCreary | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Al McDonough | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jacques Richard | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bob Leiter | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Arnie Brown | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Hextall | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Romanchych | 21 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dwight Bialowas | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Murray | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Martineau | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Eric Vail | 25 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -8 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -8 | 24 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryl Edestrand | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Andre Savard | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dave Forbes | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Fred O'Donnell | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Al Sims | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Hynes | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ross Brooks | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 8 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 8 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 10- 8- 6-24
BOS: 9- 5-12-26
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 11-12-4)
BOS: Ross Brooks (W, 8-1-0)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Swede Knox
Attendance: 15,003
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