New York Islanders
at
Boston Bruins
Jan 18, 1973 · Boston Garden
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| New York Islanders |
9 | 28 |
| Boston Bruins |
7 | 38 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 02:16 | NYI | Don Blackburn (5) | Craig Cameron (7), Tom Miller (7) | 1 - 0 |
| 10:36 | NYI | Billy Harris (13) | Jim Mair (9), Germain Gagnon (14) | 2 - 0 |
| 12:52 | NYI | Lorne Henning (5) | Arnie Brown (6), Brian Spencer (11) | 3 - 0 |
| 15:55 | NYI | Ed Westfall (11) PP | Billy Harris (15), Bob Cook (2) | 4 - 0 |
| 17:46 | NYI | Don Blackburn (6) | Bob Cook (3) | 5 - 0 |
| 18:42 | BOS | Johnny Bucyk (21) | Bobby Orr (34), Wayne Cashman (22) | 5 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 01:31 | NYI | Ed Westfall (12) | Brian Spencer (12) | 6 - 1 |
| 04:16 | BOS | Wayne Cashman (13) PP | Bobby Orr (35), Fred Stanfield (37) | 6 - 2 |
| 04:57 | BOS | Johnny Bucyk (22) | Phil Esposito (38), Carol Vadnais (16) | 6 - 3 |
| 09:29 | BOS | Johnny Bucyk (23) | Bobby Orr (36), Wayne Cashman (23) | 6 - 4 |
| 15:29 | NYI | Bryan Lefley (1) | Jim Mair (10) | 7 - 4 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 06:50 | BOS | Wayne Cashman (14) | Phil Esposito (39), Carol Vadnais (17) | 7 - 5 |
| 08:42 | BOS | Terry O'Reilly (4) | Garnet Bailey (8), Fred Stanfield (38) | 7 - 6 |
| 11:00 | NYI | Tom Miller (7) | Don Blackburn (7) | 8 - 6 |
| 12:37 | BOS | Johnny Bucyk (24) | Phil Esposito (40) | 8 - 7 |
| 17:24 | NYI | Billy Harris (14) | Ralph Stewart (1), Gerry Hart (4) | 9 - 7 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 05:10 | NYI | Bob Cook | Tripping | 2 |
| 09:33 | BOS | Don Marcotte | High sticking | 2 |
| 09:33 | NYI | Bryan Lefley | High sticking | 2 |
| 14:54 | BOS | Rich Leduc | High sticking | 2 |
| 19:00 | NYI | Ed Westfall | Interference | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 02:36 | BOS | Terry O'Reilly | Fighting | 5 |
| 02:36 | NYI | Brian Spencer | Fighting | 5 |
| 04:10 | NYI | Bryan Lefley | Tripping | 2 |
| 07:53 | BOS | Fred O'Donnell | High sticking | 2 |
| 07:53 | BOS | Fred O'Donnell | Fighting | 5 |
| 07:53 | NYI | Gerry Hart | High sticking | 2 |
| 07:53 | NYI | Gerry Hart | Fighting | 5 |
| 13:17 | NYI | Bryan Lefley | Hooking | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 12:59 | BOS | Fred O'Donnell | Hooking | 2 |
| 19:59 | BOS | Don Marcotte | High sticking | 2 |
New York Islanders
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |  Don Blackburn |
L | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Billy Harris |
R | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Ed Westfall |
R | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  Tom Miller |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Brian Spencer |
L | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Jim Mair |
D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 29 |  Bob Cook |
R | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 2 |  Bryan Lefley |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Lorne Henning |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 2 |  Gerry Hart |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Germain Gagnon |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Arnie Brown |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Ralph Stewart |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Craig Cameron |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  Bill Mikkelson |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Dave Hudson |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 |  Billy Smith |
W | 38 | 31 | 7 | 60:00 |
Boston Bruins
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 |  Johnny Bucyk |
L | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Wayne Cashman |
L | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Bobby Orr |
D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 77 |  Phil Esposito |
C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Carol Vadnais |
D | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  Fred Stanfield |
L | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Terry O'Reilly |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Garnet Bailey |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 2 |  Nick Beverley |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Rich Leduc |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Dallas Smith |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Fred O'Donnell |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Don Awrey |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Gregg Sheppard |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Don Marcotte |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 88 |  Ken Hodge |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 |  Eddie Johnston |
L | 15 | 11 | 4 | 40:00 |
| 32 |  John Adams |
13 | 8 | 5 | 20:00 |