NHL game summary from March 28, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (53-11-11) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Detroit Red Wings (33-34-9) |
1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 1: | DET, | Alex Delvecchio 20 (Arnie Brown, Tim Ecclestone), 5:19 |
| 2: | DET, | Tim Ecclestone 18 (Red Berenson, Andy Brown), 4:36 - PP |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 65 (Ken Hodge, Wayne Cashman), 5:49 | |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 22 (Ken Hodge), 12:44 | |
| BOS, | Bobby Orr 37, 19:19 | |
| 3: | DET, | Leon Rochefort 16 (Guy Charron, Gary Bergman), 4:51 |
| DET, | Andy Brown 2 (Marcel Dionne), 9:14 | |
| DET, | Nick Libett 30 (Red Berenson), 11:06 - PP | |
| DET, | Mickey Redmond 41 (Tim Ecclestone, Alex Delvecchio), 17:26 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ron Harris, DET [Tripping] 19:17 |
| 2: | John McKenzie, BOS [Slashing] 0:19 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey, BOS [Hooking] 3:18 | |
| 3: | Carol Vadnais, BOS [Cross checking] 9:14 |
| John McKenzie, BOS [Misconduct] 9:14 | |
| Nick Libett, DET [Tripping] 14:08 |
Penalty time: BOS: 16 minutes
DET: 4 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Ted Green | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Derek Sanderson | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| John McKenzie | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 36 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Bergman | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Johnston | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arnie Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Marcel Dionne | 5 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Red Berenson | 7 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Danny Johnson | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Delvecchio | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Leon Rochefort | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Al Karlander | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Harris | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 17 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Collins | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Guy Charron | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Andy Brown | 31 | G | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 11-11-14-36
DET: 8-11-14-33
Goalies: BOS: Eddie Johnston (L, 26-8-3)
DET: Andy Brown (W, 4-4-0)
Referee: Bill Friday
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Malcolm Ashford
Attendance: 16,019
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