NHL game summary from December 25, 1971
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (10-17-5) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Boston Bruins (22-6-4) |
0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | PHI, | Bobby Clarke 6, 13:07 |
| 2: | BOS, | Bobby Orr 15 (Wayne Cashman, Ken Hodge), :54 |
| BOS, | Ken Hodge 10 (Phil Esposito, Wayne Cashman), 6:17 | |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 27 (Ken Hodge, Bobby Orr), 16:59 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Wayne Cashman 10 (Ken Hodge, Ted Green), 12:11 |
| BOS, | Derek Sanderson 6 (Reggie Leach, Dallas Smith), 15:39 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Willie Brossart, PHI [Hooking] 14:55 | |
| 3: | Phil Esposito, BOS [Elbowing, Roughing] 7:20 | |
| Ed Van Impe, PHI [Hi-sticking] 7:20 | ||
| Bob Kelly, PHI [Roughing] 7:20 | ||
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Slashing] 7:20 | ||
| Derek Sanderson, BOS [Interference] 17:16 | ||
Penalty time: PHI: 6 minutes
BOS: 8 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Favell | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Van Impe | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Brossart | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Barry Ashbee | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Wayne Hillman | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Michel Parizeau | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Lew Morrison | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean-Guy Gendron | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Clement | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Bill Lesuk | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Jim Johnson | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Serge Bernier | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dick Sarrazin | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bruce Gamble | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 23 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Ted Green | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Smith | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 20 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 20 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 7- 8- 8-23
BOS: 7-16-12-35
Goalies: PHI: Doug Favell (L, 8-13-5),
Bruce Gamble BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 10-3-2) Referee: Wally Harris Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Ray Scapinello Attendance: 14,995
Bruce Gamble BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 10-3-2) Referee: Wally Harris Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Ray Scapinello Attendance: 14,995
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