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Stanley Cup Final, Game 1 · Apr 30, 1972 · Boston Garden
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| New York Rangers |
5 | 29 |
| Boston Bruins |
6 | 28 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 03:52 | NYR | Dale Rolfe (3) | Rod Gilbert (6), Brad Park (4) | 1 - 0 |
| 05:07 | BOS | Fred Stanfield (7) | John McKenzie (11) | 1 - 1 |
| 15:48 | BOS | Ken Hodge (5) | Phil Esposito (8), Mike Walton (3) | 1 - 2 |
| 17:29 | BOS | Derek Sanderson (1) SH | Ed Westfall (2) | 1 - 3 |
| 18:14 | BOS | Ken Hodge (6) SH | Phil Esposito (9) | 1 - 4 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 10:46 | BOS | Ken Hodge (7) | Phil Esposito (10), Bobby Orr (16) | 1 - 5 |
| 11:54 | NYR | Rod Gilbert (4) PP | Vic Hadfield (7), Jean Ratelle (1) | 2 - 5 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 01:56 | NYR | Vic Hadfield (7) PP | Walt Tkaczuk (5), Rod Gilbert (7) | 3 - 5 |
| 07:48 | NYR | Walt Tkaczuk (4) | Unassisted | 4 - 5 |
| 09:17 | NYR | Bruce MacGregor (2) | Ted Irvine (2), Pete Stemkowski (6) | 5 - 5 |
| 17:44 | BOS | Garnet Bailey (2) | Mike Walton (4), Ed Westfall (3) | 5 - 6 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 00:38 | BOS | John McKenzie | Elbowing | 2 |
| 03:17 | BOS | Wayne Cashman | High sticking | 2 |
| 03:17 | NYR | Ted Irvine | High sticking | 2 |
| 05:24 | NYR | Walt Tkaczuk | Holding | 2 |
| 05:49 | BOS | John McKenzie | Roughing | 2 |
| 05:49 | NYR | Glen Sather | Roughing | 2 |
| 09:28 | BOS | Wayne Cashman | Slashing | 2 |
| 16:44 | BOS | Don Awrey | Elbowing | 2 |
| 18:45 | NYR | Gary Doak | Elbowing | 2 |
| 18:45 | NYR | Gary Doak | Misconduct | 10 |
| 18:45 | NYR | Gary Doak | Game misconduct | 10 |
| 19:30 | BOS | Phil Esposito | High sticking | 2 |
| 19:30 | NYR | Walt Tkaczuk | High sticking | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 03:57 | BOS | Ken Hodge | Hooking | 2 |
| 08:22 | BOS | Johnny Bucyk | Tripping | 2 |
| 11:49 | BOS | Phil Esposito | Hooking | 2 |
| 19:21 | BOS | Phil Esposito | Elbowing | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 01:12 | BOS | Derek Sanderson | Hooking | 2 |
| 03:38 | NYR | Brad Park | Tripping | 2 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |  Rod Gilbert |
R | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Vic Hadfield |
L | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Walt Tkaczuk |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Dale Rolfe |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Bruce MacGregor |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Jean Ratelle |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Pete Stemkowski |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Brad Park |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Ted Irvine |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Glen Sather |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Gene Carr |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Bill Fairbairn |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Jim Neilson |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Rod Seiling |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Bobby Rousseau |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Ron Stewart |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Gary Doak |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 |  Ed Giacomin |
L | 28 | 22 | 6 | 59:15 |
Boston Bruins
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 |  Ken Hodge |
R | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 77 |  Phil Esposito |
C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Mike Walton |
C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Ed Westfall |
R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Garnet Bailey |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Derek Sanderson |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  Fred Stanfield |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Bobby Orr |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  John McKenzie |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Carol Vadnais |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Ted Green |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Johnny Bucyk |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Wayne Cashman |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Dallas Smith |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Don Awrey |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Don Marcotte |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Doug Roberts |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 |  Gerry Cheevers |
W | 29 | 24 | 5 | 60:00 |