NHL game summary from December 15, 1974
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (12-10-8) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Boston Bruins (17-7-6) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
1: BOS, Dallas Smith 2 (Phil Esposito), 1:39
BOS, Bobby Orr 20, 9:58
2: BOS, Carol Vadnais 6 (Phil Esposito), 5:33
NYI, Ed Westfall 9 (Billy MacMillan, Billy Harris), 8:14
BOS, Johnny Bucyk 12 (Bobby Schmautz), 14:11
3: NYI, Bob Nystrom 10, 10:25
BOS, Phil Esposito 25 (Don Marcotte, Ken Hodge), 19:18
Penalties:
1: Carol Vadnais, BOS [Cross checking] 3:46
Clark Gillies, NYI [Interference] 7:42
2: Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Elbowing, Fighting] 12:01
Garry Howatt, NYI [Fighting] 12:01
3: none
Penalty time: NYI: 7 minutes
BOS: 9 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Fortier | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Billy MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ralph Stewart | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Craig Cameron | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Doug Rombough | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 26 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Andre Savard | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Forbes | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Walt McKechnie | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Al Sims | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Hynes | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ross Brooks | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 7- 8-11-26
BOS: 14-11-11-36
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (L, 8-7-8)
BOS: Ross Brooks (W, 7-1-2)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 14,058
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