Saturday, October 14, 1972 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Bruins 7 at Islanders 4
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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2:19
Billy Harris (4) PPG Jim Mair (2), Brian Spencer (2) BOS 0 – 1 NYI
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3:14
Phil Esposito (1) Nick Beverley (1), Ken Hodge (1) BOS 1 – 1 NYI
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5:56
Don Marcotte (2) Fred Stanfield (4), Johnny Bucyk (3) BOS 2 – 1 NYI
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15:58
Ed Westfall (2) Ken Murray (1), Tom Miller (1) BOS 2 – 2 NYI
2nd Period
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1:56
Jim Mair (1) Billy Harris (1) BOS 2 – 3 NYI
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5:18
Don Marcotte (3) Wayne Cashman (1), Fred Stanfield (5) BOS 3 – 3 NYI
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14:13
Mike Walton (1) Fred O'Donnell (1), Garnet Bailey (1) BOS 4 – 3 NYI
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18:14
Craig Cameron (1) Brian Marchinko (1), Terry Crisp (1) BOS 4 – 4 NYI
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19:11
Fred O'Donnell (1) Mike Walton (1), Garnet Bailey (2) BOS 5 – 4 NYI
3rd Period
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8:05
Fred Stanfield (1) Johnny Bucyk (4), Eddie Johnston (1) BOS 6 – 4 NYI
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14:48
Wayne Cashman (1) PPG Phil Esposito (1), Ken Hodge (2) BOS 7 – 4 NYI
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Stanfield L | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 2.60 |
| Don Marcotte L | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0:00 | 2.25 |
| Mike Walton C | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 2.13 |
| Phil Esposito C | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1.90 |
| Fred O'Donnell R | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.83 |
| Johnny Bucyk L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.55 |
| Ken Hodge R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1.40 |
| Wayne Cashman L | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1.30 |
| Garnet Bailey L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.25 |
| Nick Beverley D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 0.85 |
| Don Awrey D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0:00 | 0.52 |
| Carol Vadnais D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 0.45 |
| Dallas Smith D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.30 |
| Chris Oddleifson C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Terry O'Reilly R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Matt Ravlich D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.30 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | W | 19 | 15 | 4 | .789 | 60:00 | -1.50 |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Harris R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 1.38 |
| Jim Mair D | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | 1.38 |
| Ed Westfall R | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.83 |
| Brian Spencer L | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.78 |
| Terry Crisp C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.70 |
| Tom Miller C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.63 |
| Brian Marchinko C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.55 |
| Ken Murray D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.55 |
| Craig Cameron R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | 0.53 |
| Don Blackburn L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Ron Smith D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Dave Hudson C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Arnie Brown D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Germain Gagnon L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.22 |
| Bill Mikkelson D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.22 |
| Brian Lavender L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.30 |
| Bryan Lefley D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.30 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Desjardins | L | 42 | 35 | 7 | .833 | 60:00 | -1.75 |