1974 Stanley Cup Final

Game one

In game one, the Flyers nearly scored late in the third period to break a 2–2 tie. Bobby Orr, having saved the Flyers' shot by blocking the open Boston net with his leg, then took the puck up the ice and scored on a slapshot past goaltender Bernie Parent with a little over a minute remaining in regulation time to propel the Bruins to a 3–2 win.

Game two

Game two saw the Bruins on the verge of a 2–0 series lead when Flyers defenseman Andre Dupont scored with Parent pulled with less than a minute remaining for an extra attacker to tie the score at 2–2, and Bobby Clarke scored the 3–2 game winner in overtime. It was the first time the Flyers had beaten the Bruins in Boston Garden since the first ever meeting between the two franchises.

Game three

In game three, the Flyers, led by Bernie Parent's play in goal, defeated Boston by a score of 4–1.

Game four

Bernie Parent would play well again in game four, stopping 28 shots to help Philadelphia win the game 4–2, and take a 3–1 series lead.

Game five

Game five in Boston was a sloppy affair marred by many fights and penalties as Boston easily won to extend the series to a game six in Philadelphia.

Game six

On May 19, before a national audience watching the game on NBC and a raucous Philadelphia crowd, Parent posted an epic 30-save shutout against the Bruins as the Flyers won the game 1–0 on a lone goal by former Bruin draft pick Rick MacLeish, the series four games to two, and the Stanley Cup. Parent made a spectacular kick save to stop a tremendous slapshot from Ken Hodge with less than three minutes left to play. The blast was the Bruins' final shot of the series. Parent was named the winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. The Flyers were the first of the 1967 expansion teams in the NHL to win the championship.

Coincidentally, the Flyers were the first team to clinch the Stanley Cup at home since the Bruins did so four years earlier on Orr's famous overtime goal vs. the St. Louis Blues in game four.

Philadelphia Flyers

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No.	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
1		Bernie Parent	G	L	29	1973	Montreal, Quebec
2		Ed Van Impe	D	L	33	1967	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
3		Tom Bladon	D	R	21	1972	Edmonton, Alberta
4		Barry Ashbee	D	R	34	1970	Weston, Ontario
6		Andre Dupont	D	L	24	1972	Trois-Rivières, Quebec
7		Bill Barber	LW	L	21	1972	Callander, Ontario
8		Dave Schultz	LW	L	24	1969	Waldheim, Saskatchewan
9		Bob Kelly	LW	L	23	1970	Oakville, Ontario
10		Bill Clement	C	L	23	1970	Buckingham, Quebec
11		Don Saleski	RW	R	24	1972	Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
12		Gary Dornhoefer (A)	RW	R	31	1967	Kitchener, Ontario
14		Joe Watson (A)	D	L	30	1967	Smithers, British Columbia
15		Terry Crisp (A)	C	L	30	1973	Parry Sound, Ontario
16		Bobby Clarke (C)	C	L	24	1969	Flin Flon, Manitoba
17		Simon Nolet	RW	R	32	1967	St. Odilon, Quebec
18		Ross Lonsberry	LW	L	27	1972	Watson, Saskatchewan
19		Rick MacLeish	C	L	24	1971	Cannington, Ontario
20		Jim Watson	D	L	21	1972	Smithers, British Columbia
21		Bill Flett	RW	R	30	1972	Vermilion, Alberta
26		Orest Kindrachuk	C	L	23	1972	Nanton, Alberta
27		Bruce Cowick	LW	L	22	1973	Victoria, British Columbia
30		Bobby Taylor	G	R	29	1968	Calgary, Alberta

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Boston Bruins

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No.	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
1		Gilles Gilbert	G	L	25	1973	Saint-Esprit, Quebec
4		Bobby Orr	D	L	26	1966	Parry Sound, Ontario
6		Darryl Edestrand	D	L	28	1973	Strathroy, Ontario
7		Phil Esposito	C	L	32	1967	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
8		Ken Hodge	RW	R	29	1967	Birmingham, United Kingdom
9		Johnny Bucyk (C)	LW	L	39	1957	Edmonton, Alberta
10		Carol Vadnais	D	L	28	1972	Montreal, Quebec
11		Andre Savard	C	L	20	1973	Temiscamingue, Quebec
12		Wayne Cashman	RW	R	28	1964	Kingston, Ontario
14		Dave Forbes	LW	L	25	1973	Montreal, Quebec
17		Bobby Schmautz	RW	R	29	1974	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
18		Rich Leduc	C	L	22	1971	Ile Perot, Quebec
19		Gregg Sheppard	LW	L	25	1972	North Battleford, Saskatchewan
20		Dallas Smith	D	L	32	1959	Hamiota, Manitoba
21		Don Marcotte	LW	L	27	1965	Arthabaska, Quebec
22		Doug Gibson	C	L	20	1973	Peterborough, Ontario
23		Al Sims	D	L	21	1973	Toronto, Ontario
24		Terry O'Reilly	RW	R	22	1971	Niagara Falls, Ontario
29		Al Simmons	D	L	23	1974	Winnipeg, Manitoba
30		Ross Brooks	G	L	36	1971	Toronto, Ontario

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Stanley Cup engraving

• #27 Bruce Cowick (LW) did not play any regular-season games for the Flyers in 1973–74 but was an injury replacement for eight games in the Stanley Cup playoffs, thus becoming eligible to receive a Stanley Cup ring and have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup.
• #25 Al MacAdam played five regular-season games and one playoff game. Although he did receive a Stanley Cup ring, his name was not engraved on the Stanley Cup.^[7]
• Joe Kadlec, John Brogan (Directors of Public Relations) were included on Philadelphia's Stanley Cup winning pictures in 1974, 1975, but their names do not appear on the Stanley Cup.