[2] During those seasons he made his reputation as a preeminent penalty killer (generally paired with centre Derek Sanderson or winger Don Marcotte), enough so that he was named to play in the NHL All-Star Game in 1971, 1973, 1974 and 1975.

[3] Westfall scored 18 shorthanded goals for Boston during the regular season and added six more in Stanley Cup play for the Bruins.

He remained an effective scorer through the 1976–77 season, in which he was awarded the Bill Masterton Trophy for perseverance and dedication, after which he relinquished the team captaincy to Clark Gillies.

[7] He was often dubbed "18" by his confidant and broadcasting partner Jiggs McDonald because, during his playing career, he wore that number and by his former Islander teammates.

He and his former partner in the booth "Jiggs" McDonald called the second period in the game that night between two of his former teams, the New York Islanders and the Boston Bruins.