The Montreal Canadiens were defeated by the Boston Bruins, 8 to 5, on January 22, 1972.

Final

Bruins

31-7-7

8

Canadiens

26-12-7

5

Team

BOS

MTL

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

BOS

MTL

Claude Larose (EV) assisted by Jimmy Roberts

Yvan Cournoyer (EV) assisted by Peter Mahovlich and Jacques Laperriere

Johnny Bucyk (PP) assisted by John McKenzie and Phil Esposito

2nd period

BOS

MTL

Mike Walton (EV) assisted by Derek Sanderson and Bobby Orr

Phil Esposito (EV) assisted by Ken Hodge

Fred Stanfield (EV) assisted by John McKenzie

Fred Stanfield (PP) assisted by Johnny Bucyk and John McKenzie

Peter Mahovlich (EV) assisted by Frank Mahovlich and Jacques Laperriere

Ed Westfall (SH) unassisted

3rd period

BOS

MTL

Bobby Orr (EV) assisted by Ed Westfall and Derek Sanderson

Marc Tardif (EV) assisted by Yvan Cournoyer and Jacques Lemaire

John McKenzie (EV) assisted by Johnny Bucyk and Fred Stanfield

Yvan Cournoyer (EV) unassisted

Bruins

Canadiens

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Bruins

Canadiens

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Eddie Johnston (W) E. Johnston	1	0	0	19	16	.842	3	4.50	0	40
Gerry Cheevers G. Cheevers				9	7	.778	2	6.00	0	20

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	GWG	S	S%
Garnet Bailey G. Bailey	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Bucyk J. Bucyk	1	2	3	+1	0	1	1	0	0	1	100.0
Wayne Cashman W. Cashman	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Phil Esposito P. Esposito	1	1	2	-2	2	0	1	0	0	5	20.0
Ted Green T. Green	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ken Hodge K. Hodge	0	1	1	-2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Reggie Leach R. Leach	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Don Marcotte D. Marcotte	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0
John McKenzie J. McKenzie	1	3	4	+2	2	0	2	0	0	4	25.0
Bobby Orr B. Orr	1	1	2	+4	0	0	0	0	0	8	12.5
Derek Sanderson D. Sanderson	0	2	2	+3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Dallas Smith D. Smith	0	0	0	-3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Rick Smith R. Smith	0	0	0	+4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Fred Stanfield F. Stanfield	2	1	3	+1	0	1	0	0	0	2	100.0
Mike Walton M. Walton	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	5	20.0
Ed Westfall E. Westfall	1	1	2	+3	0	0	0	1	1	2	50.0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Ken Dryden (L) K. Dryden	0	1	0	37	29	.784	8	8.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	S	S%
Pierre Bouchard P. Bouchard	0	0	0	-1	2	0
Yvan Cournoyer Y. Cournoyer	2	1	3	+2	0	2	100.0
Terry Harper T. Harper	0	0	0	+2	0	0
Rejean Houle R. Houle	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0.0
Guy Lafleur G. Lafleur	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0.0
Jacques Laperriere J. Laperriere	0	2	2	+2	0	0
Guy Lapointe G. Lapointe	0	0	0	-4	0	2	0.0
Claude Larose C. Larose	1	0	1	-1	0	2	50.0
Jacques Lemaire J. Lemaire	0	1	1	0	2	0
Frank Mahovlich F. Mahovlich	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0.0
Peter Mahovlich P. Mahovlich	1	1	2	0	2	5	20.0
Henri Richard H. Richard	0	0	0	-1	2	0
Jimmy Roberts J. Roberts	0	1	1	+1	22	0
Marc Tardif M. Tardif	1	0	1	-1	0	5	20.0
J.C. Tremblay	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0.0