NHL game summary from December 30, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (24-6-3) |
3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
 California Golden Seals (7-24-5) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1: | BOS, | Gregg Sheppard 2 (Terry O'Reilly, Bobby Orr), 4:04 |
| BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 10 (Ken Hodge), 5:36 | |
| BOS, | Chris Oddleifson 6 (Terry O'Reilly, Bobby Orr), 19:36 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Chris Oddleifson 7 (Darryl Edestrand, Bobby Orr), 8:38 |
| 3: | BOS, | Chris Oddleifson 8 (Terry O'Reilly, Don Marcotte), 5:25 |
| CAL, | Walt McKechnie 11 (Joey Johnston), 8:35 | |
| BOS, | Chris Oddleifson 9 (Terry O'Reilly, Don Marcotte), 11:58 | |
| BOS, | Ken Hodge 26 (Dallas Smith, Gary Doak), 14:46 | |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 11 (Derek Sanderson), 15:06 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ted McAneeley, CAL [Tripping] 0:56 | |
| Derek Sanderson, BOS [Slashing] 8:08 | ||
| Carol Vadnais, BOS [Boarding] 9:39 | ||
| Ray McKay, CAL [Interference] 14:53 | ||
| Derek Sanderson, BOS [Tripping] 16:45 | ||
| 2: | Dave Forbes, BOS [Tripping] 16:25 | |
| Stan Gilbertson, CAL [Holding] 17:55 | ||
| Derek Sanderson, BOS [Hi-sticking] 18:27 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: BOS: 10 minutes
CAL: 6 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Andre Savard | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Forbes | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Derek Sanderson | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 22 | C | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Al Sims | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ross Brooks | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 35 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 35 | 35 | ||||||
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray McKay | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Reggie Leach | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Stan Gilbertson | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| Rick Kessell | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Patrick | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Barry Cummins | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 |
| Morris Mott | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Stan Weir | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Joey Johnston | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ted McAneeley | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Brent Meeke | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 5 |
| Bob Champoux | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -35 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -35 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 11- 6-18-35
CAL: 11- 7- 9-27
Goalies: BOS: Ross Brooks (W, 3-1-0)
CAL: Bob Champoux (L, 1-8-3)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Randy Shantz
Attendance: 10,580
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