NHL game summary from November 12, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (12-1-4) |
0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
 Boston Bruins (7-7-2) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | MTL, | Frank Mahovlich 8 (Pete Mahovlich, Jimmy Roberts), 4:30 |
| BOS, | Mike Walton 5 (Fred Stanfield, Nick Beverley), 8:57 | |
| MTL, | Murray Wilson 2 (Bob Murdoch), 11:53 | |
| MTL, | Marc Tardif 11 (Rejean Houle, Claude Larose), 14:40 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Chuck Lefley 5, :27 |
| BOS, | Gregg Sheppard 6 (Terry O'Reilly, Don Marcotte), 5:09 | |
| BOS, | Garnet "Ace" Bailey 5 (Don Awrey, Carol Vadnais), 16:37 | |
| MTL, | Guy Lapointe 3 (Pete Mahovlich), 19:52 - EN | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bench penalty, MTL [Too many men on the ice] 14:17 |
| Yvan Cournoyer, MTL [Tripping] 17:51 | |
| 2: | Ken Hodge, BOS [Hooking] 16:06 |
| 3: | Don Awrey, BOS [Interference] 6:52 |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Fighting] 18:46 | |
| Frank Mahovlich, MTL [Fighting] 18:46 |
Penalty time: MTL: 9 minutes
BOS: 9 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murray Wilson | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bob Murdoch | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chuck Lefley | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (8 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (8 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 27 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Beverley | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -11 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -11 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 8-11- 8-27
BOS: 14-15-10-39
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 11-1-4)
BOS: Eddie Johnston (L, 5-7-0)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 15,003
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