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Detroit Red Wings
Mar 4, 1972 · Detroit Olympia
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Bruins |
5 | 39 |
| Detroit Red Wings |
4 | 46 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 01:29 | BOS | Wayne Cashman (19) | Phil Esposito (58) | 1 - 0 |
| 17:43 | DET | Leon Rochefort (12) | Red Berenson (32), Tim Ecclestone (30) | 1 - 1 |
| 18:08 | BOS | Mike Walton (23) | Wayne Cashman (23), Phil Esposito (59) | 2 - 1 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 04:33 | DET | Alex Delvecchio (16) PP | Marcel Dionne (38) | 2 - 2 |
| 07:08 | BOS | Wayne Cashman (20) | Phil Esposito (60) | 3 - 2 |
| 14:22 | BOS | Dallas Smith (7) | Phil Esposito (61), Wayne Cashman (24) | 4 - 2 |
| 17:37 | BOS | Johnny Bucyk (26) | Fred Stanfield (47) | 5 - 2 |
| 18:15 | DET | Gary Bergman (5) | Alex Delvecchio (35), Guy Charron (12) | 5 - 3 |
| 19:27 | DET | Nick Libett (26) PP | Mickey Redmond (27), Bill Collins (20) | 5 - 4 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 06:51 | BOS | Phil Esposito | Tripping | 2 |
| 09:12 | DET | Bill Collins | Holding | 2 |
| 19:33 | DET | Gary Bergman | Tripping | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 08:14 | BOS | Carol Vadnais | Holding | 2 |
| 13:24 | BOS | Dallas Smith | Holding | 2 |
| 17:19 | DET | Gary Bergman | Delaying game | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 04:03 | BOS | Derek Sanderson | Holding | 2 |
| 19:23 | BOS | Dallas Smith | Hooking | 2 |
Boston Bruins
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 |  Wayne Cashman |
L | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 77 |  Phil Esposito |
C | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Johnny Bucyk |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Dallas Smith |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Mike Walton |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  Fred Stanfield |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Bobby Orr |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Carol Vadnais |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Ted Green |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Garnet Bailey |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Derek Sanderson |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Ed Westfall |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Don Awrey |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  John McKenzie |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Don Marcotte |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 |  Gerry Cheevers |
W | 46 | 42 | 4 | 60:00 |
Detroit Red Wings
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 |  Alex Delvecchio |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Gary Bergman |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Nick Libett |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Leon Rochefort |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Red Berenson |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Tim Ecclestone |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Guy Charron |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Marcel Dionne |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Mickey Redmond |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Bill Collins |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  Ron Harris |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  Ron Stackhouse |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Larry Johnston |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Doug Volmar |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Henry Boucha |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Arnie Brown |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Bob Wall |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 |  Al Smith |
L | 39 | 34 | 5 | 59:55 |