All NHL game summaries from January 6, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (27-6-5) |
2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
 Buffalo Sabres (8-23-10) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | BOS, | Phil Esposito 32 (Bobby Orr), 6:01 - PP |
| BOS, | Bobby Orr 19 (Rick Smith, Derek Sanderson), 8:55 | |
| 2: | BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 19 (Mike Byers, Rick Martin), 1:50 |
| BOS, | Fred Stanfield 9 (Johnny Bucyk, John McKenzie), 5:47 - PP | |
| BOS, | Ed Westfall 8 (Derek Sanderson), 13:55 | |
| BOS, | John McKenzie 11 (Phil Esposito, Bobby Orr), 16:48 - PP | |
| 3: | BUF, | Steve Atkinson 6 (Craig Ramsay, Gerry Meehan), 15:43 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mike Walton, BOS [Holding] 1:35 |
| Chris Evans, BUF [Holding] 5:23 | |
| 2: | Ed Westfall, BOS [Hooking] 2:22 |
| Steve Atkinson, BUF [Tripping] 5:03 | |
| Steve Atkinson, BUF [Tripping] 15:24 | |
| 3: | Dallas Smith, BOS [Holding] 18:26 |
Penalty time: BOS: 6 minutes
BUF: 6 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Ted Green | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Smith | 10 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Matt Ravlich | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 40 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Crozier | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Watson | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Hillman | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Hamilton | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Danny Lawson | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Byers | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Anderson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin O'Shea | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ray McKay | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eddie Shack | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Evans | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 25 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Randy Wyrozub | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 20 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 19-11-10-40
BUF: 6- 8- 6-20
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 12-3-3)
BUF: Roger Crozier (L, 6-18-8)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Malcolm Ashford
Attendance: 15,360
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (11-22-7) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (11-20-6) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | PHI, | Bob Kelly 4, 1:23 |
| PHI, | Jim Johnson 12 (Serge Bernier), 17:15 | |
| 3: | STL, | Garry Unger 22 (Mike Murphy), 7:57 |
| STL, | Phil Roberto 7 (Brian Lavender, Floyd Thomson), 8:34 | |
| STL, | Gary Sabourin 13 (Andre Dupont), 13:14 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Frank St. Marseille, STL [Holding] 1:37 | |
| Gary Sabourin, STL [Hi-sticking] 6:34 | ||
| Andre Dupont, STL [Slashing] 9:20 | ||
| Serge Bernier, PHI [Slashing] 9:20 | ||
| Brian Lavender, STL [Fighting] 12:54 | ||
| Serge Bernier, PHI [Fighting] 12:54 | ||
| Phil Roberto, STL [Roughing] 12:54 | ||
| Jim Johnson, PHI [Roughing] 12:54 | ||
| Barry Ashbee, PHI [Hooking] 16:39 | ||
| 2: | Bobby Clarke, PHI [Elbowing] 9:03 | |
| Serge Bernier, PHI [Elbowing] 12:11 | ||
| Bob Plager, STL [Tripping] 15:02 | ||
| Gary Sabourin, STL [Elbowing] 18:23 | ||
| Frank St. Marseille, STL [Misconduct] 18:23 | ||
| Bench penalty, STL [Abuse of Officials] 20:00 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: STL: 29 minutes
PHI: 15 minutes
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Dupont | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank St. Marseille | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 7 |
| George Morrison | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Terry Crisp | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Mike Murphy | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jack Egers | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Brian Lavender | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gerry Odrowski | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Plager | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| John Arbour | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jacques Caron | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 33 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Willie Brossart | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Barry Ashbee | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Wayne Hillman | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Michel Parizeau | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lew Morrison | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 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 | 4 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Simon Nolet | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jim Johnson | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Serge Bernier | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Foley | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dick Sarrazin | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 10- 8-15-33
PHI: 8-13-10-31
Goalies: STL: Jacques Caron (W, 2-0-1)
PHI: Doug Favell (L, 9-15-6)
Referee: John Ashley
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Alan Glaspell
Attendance: 14,536
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