NHL game summary from December 9, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (17-7-3) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (12-12-4) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | BOS, | Carol Vadnais 4 (Don Awrey, Gregg Sheppard), 2:38 |
| BOS, | Fred O'Donnell 3 (Don Awrey), 14:17 | |
| 2: | PHI, | Bob Kelly 4 (Bobby Clarke, Bill Flett), 8:04 |
| BOS, | Ken Hodge 12 (Phil Esposito, Dallas Smith), 19:42 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Phil Esposito 17 (Wayne Cashman, Bobby Orr), :55 |
| PHI, | Don Saleski 5 (Joe Watson, Ross Lonsberry), 10:35 | |
| PHI, | Joe Watson 1 (Simon Nolet, Bobby Clarke), 19:48 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Brent Hughes, PHI [Hooking] 16:47 | |
| 2: | Mike Walton, BOS [Tripping] 4:59 | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: BOS: 2 minutes
PHI: 2 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Nick Beverley | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Fred O'Donnell | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Doug Roberts | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Adams | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 38 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Van Impe | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Barry Ashbee | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Brent Hughes | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Wayne Hillman | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Simon Nolet | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bill Flett | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tom Bladon | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Michel Belhumeur | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 16-10-12-38
PHI: 8-12-15-35
Goalies: BOS: John Adams (W, 4-0-1)
PHI: Michel Belhumeur (L, 2-2-1)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Jim Christison
Attendance: 16,600
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