NHL game summary from February 20, 1974
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (40-9-7) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
 Minnesota North Stars (18-26-14) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1: | MIN, | Barry Gibbs 8, 3:15 |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 48 (Wayne Cashman, Ken Hodge), 17:01 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Bobby Orr 24, 15:23 - PP |
| MIN, | Lou Nanne 7 (Jude Drouin, Gary Bergman), 15:35 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Carol Vadnais 14 (Ken Hodge), 6:31 |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 49 (Carol Vadnais, Ken Hodge), 7:04 | |
| MIN, | Murray Oliver 11 (Fred Stanfield, Terry Holbrook), 7:37 | |
| MIN, | Lou Nanne 8 (Jude Drouin), 8:06 | |
| MIN, | Barry Gibbs 9 (J.P. Parise), 14:40 - PP | |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 50 (Bobby Orr, Wayne Cashman), 15:32 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Tom Reid, MIN [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 8:17 |
| Andre Savard, BOS [Roughing] 8:17 | |
| 2: | Wayne Cashman, BOS [Misconduct] 13:45 |
| Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Hooking] 14:32 | |
| Gary Bergman, MIN [Holding] 19:46 | |
| 3: | Johnny Bucyk, BOS [Holding] 12:44 |
| Dennis Hextall, MIN [Tripping] 15:22 |
Penalty time: BOS: 14 minutes
MIN: 10 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andre Savard | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
| Dave Forbes | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Rich Leduc | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Al Sims | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 42 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 42 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Bergman | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 5 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jude Drouin | 16 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 7 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gary Gambucci | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Holbrook | 26 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 13-15-14-42
MIN: 11-15-11-37
Goalies: BOS: Gilles Gilbert (T, 26-6-6)
MIN: Cesare Maniago (T, 9-14-8)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, John Brown
Attendance: 15,555
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