Detroit Red Wings
at
Boston Bruins
Dec 8, 1977 · Boston Garden
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Red Wings |
4 | 23 |
| Boston Bruins |
6 | 35 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 08:08 | BOS | Mike Milbury (2) | Peter McNab (12), Wayne Cashman (9) | 0 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 01:40 | DET | Dan Maloney (5) | Reed Larson (14), Dennis Hextall (9) | 1 - 1 |
| 03:13 | BOS | Jean Ratelle (10) | Terry O'Reilly (13), Brad Park (18) | 1 - 2 |
| 06:32 | BOS | Terry O'Reilly (7) | Jean Ratelle (15), Rick Middleton (8) | 1 - 3 |
| 09:31 | BOS | Terry O'Reilly (8) | Rick Middleton (9), Jean Ratelle (16) | 1 - 4 |
| 12:29 | DET | Perry Miller (1) | Andre St. Laurent (8) | 2 - 4 |
| 14:03 | DET | Vaclav Nedomansky (1) | Dennis Hull (1), Dennis Polonich (5) | 3 - 4 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 02:57 | DET | Nick Libett (5) | Dennis Hextall (10) | 4 - 4 |
| 08:12 | BOS | Bob Miller (4) | Mike Milbury (11) | 4 - 5 |
| 12:16 | BOS | Rick Middleton (5) | Terry O'Reilly (14), Jean Ratelle (17) | 4 - 6 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 15:24 | BOS | Mike Forbes | Hooking | 2 |
| 19:21 | DET | Reed Larson | Hooking | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 06:46 | DET | Team | Too many men on the ice | 2 |
| 07:47 | BOS | Terry O'Reilly | High sticking | 2 |
Detroit Red Wings
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 |  Dennis Hextall |
C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  Perry Miller |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Dan Maloney |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Nick Libett |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 34 |  Vaclav Nedomansky |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Dennis Polonich |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Dennis Hull |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 34 |  Andre St. Laurent |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 55 |  Reed Larson |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Terry Harper |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Timothy Sheehy |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Dale McCourt |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Paul Woods |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Rick Bowness |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Fern LeBlanc |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Greg Joly |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Al Cameron |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 |  Ed Giacomin |
L | 35 | 29 | 6 | 60:00 |
Boston Bruins
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 |  Terry O'Reilly |
R | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Jean Ratelle |
C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Rick Middleton |
R | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Mike Milbury |
D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Bob Miller |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Peter McNab |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Wayne Cashman |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Brad Park |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Sean Shanahan |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Bobby Schmautz |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Johnny Bucyk |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Stan Jonathan |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  John Wensink |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Rick Smith |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Don Marcotte |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Mike Forbes |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 37 |  Doug Halward |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 |  Ron Grahame |
W | 23 | 19 | 4 | 60:00 |