Wednesday, February 23, 1972 · Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Bruins 8 at Golden Seals 6
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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2:51
Dick Redmond (6) Wayne Carleton (12), Bert Marshall (14) BOS 0 – 1 CGS
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13:22
Dick Redmond (7) Unassisted BOS 0 – 2 CGS
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17:37
Fred Stanfield (18) John McKenzie (39) BOS 1 – 2 CGS
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19:52
Gary Croteau (5) Reggie Leach (14) BOS 1 – 3 CGS
2nd Period
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3:58
Wayne Carleton (14) Rick Smith (13) BOS 1 – 4 CGS
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7:34
Gary Croteau (6) Joey Johnston (10), Paul Shmyr (19) BOS 1 – 5 CGS
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8:53
Craig Patrick (6) Marshall Johnston (8), Gary Jarrett (7) BOS 1 – 6 CGS
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14:36
Wayne Cashman (18) Bobby Orr (66), Mike Walton (22) BOS 2 – 6 CGS
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17:15
Fred Stanfield (19) Bobby Orr (67) BOS 3 – 6 CGS
3rd Period
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2:52
Bobby Orr (28) Ed Westfall (19) BOS 4 – 6 CGS
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5:59
Fred Stanfield (20) Bobby Orr (68), Don Awrey (4) BOS 5 – 6 CGS
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14:31
Phil Esposito (53) Ed Westfall (20), Dallas Smith (18) BOS 6 – 6 CGS
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17:11
Phil Esposito (54) Wayne Cashman (21), Dallas Smith (19) BOS 7 – 6 CGS
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19:46
Derek Sanderson (21) Ed Westfall (21), Bobby Orr (69) BOS 8 – 6 CGS
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr D | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 0:00 | 4.45 |
| Fred Stanfield L | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0:00 | 3.00 |
| Phil Esposito C | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 2.03 |
| Ed Westfall R | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.95 |
| Don Awrey D | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0:00 | 1.38 |
| Wayne Cashman L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | 1.23 |
| John McKenzie R | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0:00 | 1.22 |
| Derek Sanderson C | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1.05 |
| Dallas Smith D | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | 1.03 |
| Johnny Bucyk L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0:00 | 0.45 |
| Mike Walton C | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.32 |
| Garnet Bailey L | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Don Marcotte L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Ted Green D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Carol Vadnais D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.30 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | W | 33 | 27 | 6 | .818 | 60:00 | -1.80 |
California Golden Seals
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Croteau R | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 2.25 |
| Dick Redmond D | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 2.03 |
| Wayne Carleton L | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 1.60 |
| Joey Johnston L | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 1.08 |
| Craig Patrick R | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.98 |
| Reggie Leach R | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.93 |
| Gary Jarrett L | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.85 |
| Bert Marshall D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.85 |
| Marshall Johnston D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.48 |
| Rick Smith D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | 0.33 |
| Gerry Pinder L | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Bob Stewart D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Paul Shmyr D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.05 |
| Ivan Boldirev C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Norm Ferguson R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.30 |
| Bobby Sheehan C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0:00 | -0.45 |
| Stan Gilbertson L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0:00 | -0.53 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Meloche | L | 36 | 29 | 7 | .806 | 59:32 | -2.35 |