NHL game summary from March 19, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (34-27-10) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 Boston Bruins (51-10-10) |
2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 1: | BOS, | John McKenzie 20 (Fred Stanfield), 11:14 |
| MIN, | Tom Reid 6, 12:05 | |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 60 (Johnny Bucyk, Bobby Orr), 15:32 - PP | |
| 2: | BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 29 (Phil Esposito, Bobby Orr), :31 - PP |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 61 (Wayne Cashman, Bobby Orr), 11:09 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Bobby Orr 34 (Mike Walton, Johnny Bucyk), 2:42 |
| MIN, | Dean Prentice 20 (Bill Goldsworthy, Lou Nanne), 5:41 - PP | |
| MIN, | Bill Goldsworthy 29 (Charlie Burns), 10:39 | |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 62 (Mike Walton, John McKenzie), 12:58 - PP | |
| BOS, | Don Marcotte 6, 14:44 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ted Harris, MIN [Holding] 14:34 |
| 2: | Tom Reid, MIN [Hooking] 0:22 |
| Barry Gibbs, MIN [Hooking] 1:29 | |
| Ed Westfall, BOS [Holding] 6:24 | |
| Carol Vadnais, BOS [Roughing] 9:40 | |
| Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Roughing] 9:40 | |
| Carol Vadnais, BOS [Hi-sticking] 13:14 | |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Charging, Slashing] 17:31 | |
| Dennis Hextall, MIN [Spearing major] 17:31 | |
| 3: | Ken Hodge, BOS [Elbowing] 3:55 |
| Murray Oliver, MIN [Slashing] 7:50 | |
| Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Holding] 12:48 |
Penalty time: MIN: 17 minutes
BOS: 12 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gump Worsley | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Ted Harris | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| Doug Mohns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Charlie Burns | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ted Hampson | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Nevin | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Craig Cameron | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dean Prentice | 29 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -9 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -9 | 27 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 9 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 9 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 11- 7- 9-27
BOS: 7-15-12-34
Goalies: MIN: Gump Worsley (L, 14-10-7)
BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 26-3-7)
Referee: Bill Friday
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Terry Pierce
Attendance: 14,995
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