NHL game summary from October 17, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (3-1-0) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Atlanta Flames (2-1-1) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | ATL, | Leon Rochefort 3 (Rey Comeau), 6:29 |
| ATL, | Curt Bennett 1 (Pat Quinn), 7:47 | |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 6 (Wayne Cashman, Carol Vadnais), 13:22 | |
| 2: | ATL, | Leon Rochefort 4 (Tom Lysiak, Jacques Richard), 3:40 - PP |
| BOS, | Ken Hodge 5 (Wayne Cashman, Bobby Orr), 18:13 - PP | |
| 3: | ATL, | Chuck Arnason 1, 12:02 |
| BOS, | Phil Esposito 7 (Carol Vadnais, Bobby Orr), 18:25 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Fred O'Donnell, BOS [Hi-sticking] 2:18 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Tripping] 6:47 | ||
| Pat Quinn, ATL [Hooking] 12:05 | ||
| Eric Vail, ATL [Holding] 16:19 | ||
| 3: | Fred O'Donnell, BOS [Charging] 3:55 | |
| Eric Vail, ATL [Fighting] 12:12 | ||
| Carol Vadnais, BOS [Fighting] 12:12 | ||
Penalty time: BOS: 11 minutes
ATL: 9 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Nick Beverley | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Andre Savard | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Forbes | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Fred O'Donnell | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Rich Leduc | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Sims | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Roberts | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 33 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Myre | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Mohns | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Noel Price | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Lew Morrison | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith McCreary | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Leon Rochefort | 11 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Chuck Arnason | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jacques Richard | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Leiter | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| John Stewart | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Romanchych | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Eric Vail | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Murray | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 14-10- 9-33
ATL: 14- 9-10-33
Goalies: BOS: Gilles Gilbert (L, 2-1-0)
ATL: Phil Myre (W, 1-1-0)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 14,498
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