Thursday, March 16, 1972 · The Forum
Bruins 8 at Kings 3
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
-
1:51
Bobby Orr
(33)
Dallas Smith (22)
BOS 1 – 0 LAK
-
9:21
Ed Westfall
(18)
Derek Sanderson (31), Mike Walton (25)
BOS 2 – 0 LAK
-
13:27
Wayne Cashman
(21)
Ken Hodge (33), Phil Esposito (63)
BOS 3 – 0 LAK
2nd Period
-
7:24
Johnny Bucyk
(28)
Carol Vadnais (24), John McKenzie (41)
BOS 4 – 0 LAK
-
11:43
Ken Hodge
(15)
Carol Vadnais (25)
BOS 5 – 0 LAK
-
17:48
Juha Widing
(25)
Real Lemieux (23), Jim Johnson (23)
BOS 5 – 1 LAK
3rd Period
-
1:40
Juha Widing
(26)
Real Lemieux (24)
BOS 5 – 2 LAK
-
5:47
Carol Vadnais
(17)
Phil Esposito (64), Wayne Cashman (25)
BOS 6 – 2 LAK
-
8:18
John McKenzie
(19)
Derek Sanderson (32)
BOS 7 – 2 LAK
-
10:51
Jim Johnson
(18)
Juha Widing (25), Real Lemieux (25)
BOS 7 – 3 LAK
-
19:16
Mike Walton
(25)
Ken Hodge (34)
BOS 8 – 3 LAK
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Vadnais D | 1 | 2 | 6 | +6 | 3.20 |
| Ken Hodge R | 1 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2.45 |
| Phil Esposito C | 0 | 2 | 8 | +3 | 2.30 |
| Mike Walton C | 1 | 1 | 6 | +2 | 2.13 |
| John McKenzie R | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1.83 |
| Derek Sanderson C | 0 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 1.70 |
| Wayne Cashman L | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1.45 |
| Ed Westfall R | 1 | 0 | 4 | +1 | 1.20 |
| Johnny Bucyk L | 1 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 1.13 |
| Bobby Orr D | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.98 |
| Don Awrey D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 0.75 |
| Dallas Smith D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.70 |
| Fred Stanfield L | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Don Marcotte L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Garnet Bailey L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ted Green D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Cheevers | W | 24 | 21 | 3 | .875 | 60:00 | -0.15 |
Los Angeles Kings
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juha Widing C | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 2.05 |
| Jim Johnson C | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1.30 |
| Real Lemieux L | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3 | 1.28 |
| Ralph Backstrom C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Gilles Marotte D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Harry Howell D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Serge Bernier C | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0.07 |
| Brian Carlin L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bill Lesuk R | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.00 |
| Bob Berry L | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.00 |
| Mike Corrigan L | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Lucien Grenier R | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | -0.15 |
| Butch Goring C | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | -0.15 |
| Bob Woytowich D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Doug Barrie D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | -0.45 |
| Paul Curtis D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | -0.75 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Edwards | L | 43 | 35 | 8 | .814 | 60:00 | -2.50 |