All NHL game summaries from January 1, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (26-8-3) |
3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
 Vancouver Canucks (11-22-6) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1: | BOS, | Fred Stanfield 12 (Bobby Orr), 6:37 - PP |
| BOS, | Don Marcotte 17 (Terry O'Reilly, Bobby Orr), 17:00 | |
| BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 16 (Mike Walton, Bobby Orr), 19:59 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Phil Esposito 22 (Wayne Cashman, Ken Hodge), 1:58 |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 23 (Ken Hodge, Carol Vadnais), 8:26 | |
| BOS, | Ken Hodge 21 (Bobby Orr, Nick Beverley), 15:03 | |
| 3: | VAN, | Gerry O'Flaherty 8 (John Wright), 8:55 |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 24 (Bobby Orr, Ken Hodge), 10:31 | |
| BOS, | Mike Walton 21 (Fred Stanfield, Bobby Orr), 14:35 | |
| VAN, | Jocelyn Guevremont 12 (Barry Wilcox, John Wright), 18:08 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Don Lever, VAN [Hooking] 6:08 | |
| Dennis Kearns, VAN [Interference] 11:00 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Fred O'Donnell, BOS [Charging] 6:23 | |
Penalty time: BOS: 2 minutes
VAN: 4 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Nick Beverley | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred O'Donnell | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Roberts | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Adams | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 25 | 53 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 25 | 53 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 4 |
| Barry Wilkins | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Jim Hargreaves | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Dale Tallon | 9 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Don Lever | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Barry Wilcox | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Tannahill | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| John Wright | 17 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Lemieux | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Balon | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregg Boddy | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bryan McSheffrey | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Bruce Bullock | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 15-22-16-53
VAN: 9- 7- 9-25
Goalies: BOS: John Adams (W, 8-1-1)
VAN: Bruce Bullock (L, 1-5-3)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 15,570
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