Sports Fact of the Day 2/23/2007

2/23/1972:
Spotting the California Seals a 6-1 lead at the Oakland Coliseum Arena, the high-scoring Boston Bruins roar back with seven unanswered goals to win, 8-6. Bobby Orr has a goal and four assists to lead the onslaught on Seals goalie Gilles Meloche. Fred Stanfield has three goals and Phil Esposito adds a pair, including the tying and go-ahead markers late in the third period. The Bruins will lead the NHL in scoring with 330 goals, register 119 points to lead the regular-season standings and eventually win their second Stanley Cup in three years by beating the New York Rangers in a six-game final.

Birthdays:
Dante Lavelli b. 1923
Fred Biletnikoff b. 1943
Ed "Too Tall" Jones b. 1951
Flip Saunders b. 1955
Bobby Bonilla b. 1963