NHL game summary from March 26, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (44-16-15) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 Boston Bruins (53-10-11) |
2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 1: | BOS, | Dallas Smith 8 (Johnny Bucyk, Fred Stanfield), :44 |
| MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 45 (Pete Mahovlich), 18:19 - PP | |
| BOS, | Mike Walton 26 (Phil Esposito, Carol Vadnais), 19:24 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Derek Sanderson 25 (Don Awrey), 1:37 |
| MTL, | Rejean Houle 11 (Henri Richard), 4:07 | |
| BOS, | Mike Walton 27 (Ken Hodge, Phil Esposito), 6:28 | |
| BOS, | John McKenzie 22 (Fred Stanfield, Bobby Orr), 12:23 - PP | |
| MTL, | Marc Tardif 30 (Jacques Lemaire), 13:20 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Henri Richard 12 (Guy Lapointe), 7:06 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Don Awrey, BOS [Tripping] 6:07 | |
| Don Awrey, BOS [Elbowing] 13:12 | ||
| Dallas Smith, BOS [Elbowing] 18:07 | ||
| 2: | Carol Vadnais, BOS [Elbowing] 8:08 | |
| Bob Murdoch, MTL [Cross checking] 11:42 | ||
| Don Awrey, BOS [Hi-sticking] 14:09 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: MTL: 2 minutes
BOS: 10 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| J.C. Tremblay | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Larry Pleau | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Bob Murdoch | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dale Hoganson | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -5 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -5 | 40 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ted Green | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Garry Peters | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 15-16- 9-40
BOS: 16-12-11-39
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (L, 39-8-15)
BOS: Eddie Johnston (W, 26-7-3)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Matt Pavelich
Attendance: 14,995
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