NHL game summary from March 9, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (42-20-5) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Atlanta Flames (24-31-13) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | ATL, | Rey Comeau 20 (Leon Rochefort, John Stewart), 11:34 |
| BOS, | Bobby Orr 20 (Doug Roberts, Gregg Sheppard), 14:23 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Gregg Sheppard 21 (Bobby Orr), 11:22 |
| BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 34, 12:29 | |
| 3: | ATL, | Curt Bennett 15 (Noel Price), 1:42 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Bench penalty, ATL [Too many men on the ice] 1:17 | |
| Ken Hodge, BOS [Interference] 3:02 | ||
| Larry Romanchych, ATL [Interference] 4:01 | ||
| 3: | Noel Picard, ATL [Fighting] 3:13 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Fighting] 3:13 | ||
Penalty time: BOS: 7 minutes
ATL: 9 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Fred O'Donnell | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Derek Sanderson | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Roberts | 28 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Ross Brooks | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 5 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 5 | 28 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Myre | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Plager | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Noel Price | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bob Paradise | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Lew Morrison | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith McCreary | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Butch Deadmarsh | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Leon Rochefort | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jacques Richard | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Leiter | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| John Stewart | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Billy MacMillan | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Romanchych | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Noel Picard | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 11-11- 6-28
ATL: 9- 9- 5-23
Goalies: BOS: Ross Brooks (W, 9-0-3)
ATL: Phil Myre (L, 15-19-4)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 15,278
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