NHL game summary from January 18, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (5-37-4) |
5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
 Boston Bruins (28-11-4) |
1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 1: | NYI, | Don Blackburn 5 (Craig Cameron, Tom Miller), 2:16 |
| NYI, | Billy Harris 13 (Jim Mair, Germain Gagnon), 10:36 | |
| NYI, | Lorne Henning 5 (Arnie Brown, Don Blackburn), 12:52 | |
| NYI, | Ed Westfall 11 (Bob Cook, Billy Harris), 15:55 - PP | |
| NYI, | Don Blackburn 6 (Bob Cook), 17:46 | |
| BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 21 (Wayne Cashman, Bobby Orr), 18:42 | |
| 2: | NYI, | Ed Westfall 12 (Brian Spencer), 1:31 |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 13 (Bobby Orr, Fred Stanfield), 4:16 - PP | |
| BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 22 (Phil Esposito, Carol Vadnais), 4:57 | |
| BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 23 (Bobby Orr, Wayne Cashman), 9:29 | |
| NYI, | Bryan Lefley 1 (Jim Mair), 15:29 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Wayne Cashman 14 (Phil Esposito, Carol Vadnais), 6:50 |
| BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 4 (Garnet "Ace" Bailey, Fred Stanfield), 8:42 | |
| NYI, | Tom Miller 7 (Don Blackburn), 11:00 | |
| BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 24 (Phil Esposito), 12:37 | |
| NYI, | Billy Harris 14 (Ralph Stewart, Gerry Hart), 17:24 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Cook, NYI [Tripping] 5:10 |
| Bryan Lefley, NYI [Hi-sticking] 9:33 | |
| Don Marcotte, BOS [Hi-sticking] 9:33 | |
| Rich Leduc, BOS [Hi-sticking] 14:54 | |
| Ed Westfall, NYI [Interference] 19:00 | |
| 2: | Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Fighting] 2:36 |
| Brian Spencer, NYI [Fighting] 2:36 | |
| Bryan Lefley, NYI [Tripping] 4:10 | |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 7:53 | |
| Fred O'Donnell, BOS [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 7:53 | |
| Bryan Lefley, NYI [Hooking] 13:17 | |
| 3: | Fred O'Donnell, BOS [Hooking] 12:59 |
| Don Marcotte, BOS [Hi-sticking] 19:59 |
Penalty time: NYI: 22 minutes
BOS: 20 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Lefley | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Jim Mair | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Mikkelson | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Germain Gagnon | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Don Blackburn | 8 | LW | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Spencer | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Ralph Stewart | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Miller | 17 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Craig Cameron | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Arnie Brown | 21 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Cook | 22 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 28 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Nick Beverley | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 6 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Fred O'Donnell | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Rich Leduc | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| John Adams | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -9 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -9 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 13- 9- 6-28
BOS: 11-16-11-38
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (W, 3-16-2)
BOS: John Adams,
Eddie Johnston (L, 17-9-1) Referee: Bob Myers Linesmen: Ron Finn, Bob Mclaren Attendance: 15,003
Eddie Johnston (L, 17-9-1) Referee: Bob Myers Linesmen: Ron Finn, Bob Mclaren Attendance: 15,003
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