Thursday, March 22, 1973 · Boston Garden
North Stars 3 at Bruins 5
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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2:01
Ted Harris (7) Dennis Hextall (51), J.P. Parise (46) MNS 1 – 0 BOS
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3:58
Fred Stanfield (20) PPG Phil Esposito (68), Johnny Bucyk (50) MNS 1 – 1 BOS
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8:48
Bobby Orr (24) PPG Johnny Bucyk (51), Fred Stanfield (55) MNS 1 – 2 BOS
2nd Period
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8:56
Johnny Bucyk (38) Bobby Orr (66) MNS 1 – 3 BOS
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10:34
Johnny Bucyk (39) PPG Phil Esposito (69), Ken Hodge (41) MNS 1 – 4 BOS
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15:29
Dean Prentice (24) Charlie Burns (7) MNS 2 – 4 BOS
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18:11
J.P. Parise (26) PPG Dennis Hextall (52), Jude Drouin (45) MNS 3 – 4 BOS
3rd Period
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10:59
Ken Hodge (36) Phil Esposito (70), Johnny Bucyk (52) MNS 3 – 5 BOS
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.P. Parise L | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1.53 |
| Dennis Hextall C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.95 |
| Dean Prentice L | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.90 |
| Ted Harris D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.83 |
| Jude Drouin C | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.78 |
| Charlie Burns C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.63 |
| Bill Goldsworthy R | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.38 |
| Danny Grant L | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.30 |
| Lou Nanne D | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.22 |
| Buster Harvey R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Barry Gibbs D | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.07 |
| Bob Nevin R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Terry Holbrook R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Murray Oliver C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Doug Mohns L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.22 |
| Fred Barrett D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.30 |
| Dennis O'Brien D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | -0.38 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | L | 32 | 27 | 5 | .844 | 60:00 | -1.05 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Bucyk L | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 3.90 |
| Phil Esposito C | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 2.48 |
| Bobby Orr D | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1.68 |
| Fred Stanfield L | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 1.45 |
| Ken Hodge R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1.38 |
| Dallas Smith D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.30 |
| Don Awrey D | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.22 |
| Derek Sanderson C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Doug Roberts R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Terry O'Reilly R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Nick Beverley D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Gary Doak D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Wayne Cashman L | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Gregg Sheppard C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Don Marcotte L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Carol Vadnais D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.37 |
| Fred O'Donnell R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.53 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Plante | W | 29 | 26 | 3 | .897 | 60:00 | 0.35 |