New York Rangers
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Boston Bruins
Apr 2, 1978 · Boston Garden
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| New York Rangers |
3 | 18 |
| Boston Bruins |
8 | 42 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 10:06 | BOS | Rick Smith (7) | Gregg Sheppard (32) | 0 - 1 |
| 13:47 | BOS | Jean Ratelle (25) | Brad Park (57) | 0 - 2 |
| 17:24 | BOS | Wayne Cashman (21) | Gregg Sheppard (33), Don Marcotte (34) | 0 - 3 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 04:10 | BOS | Wayne Cashman (22) | Johnny Bucyk (11) | 0 - 4 |
| 10:00 | NYR | Pat Hickey (39) | Ron Greschner (44), Wayne Dillon (13) | 1 - 4 |
| 14:23 | NYR | Steve Vickers (17) | Walt Tkaczuk (39), Dallas Smith (3) | 2 - 4 |
| 19:14 | BOS | Gregg Sheppard (23) | Unassisted | 2 - 5 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 06:48 | BOS | Wayne Cashman (23) | Johnny Bucyk (12), Mike Milbury (30) | 2 - 6 |
| 15:31 | BOS | Peter McNab (40) | Al Sims (7), Terry O'Reilly (59) | 2 - 7 |
| 17:19 | NYR | Don Awrey (2) | Ron Greschner (45), Mark Heaslip (10) | 3 - 7 |
| 17:23 | BOS | Wayne Cashman (24) | Rick Middleton (35), Gregg Sheppard (34) | 3 - 8 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 02:38 | BOS | Johnny Bucyk | Tripping | 2 |
| 11:47 | BOS | John Wensink | Cross checking | 2 |
| 12:30 | NYR | Pat Hickey | Holding | 2 |
| 13:09 | BOS | Mike Milbury | High sticking | 2 |
| 13:09 | NYR | Carol Vadnais | High sticking | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 05:24 | BOS | Mike Milbury | Unsportsmanlike conduct | 2 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |  Ron Greschner |
D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Steve Vickers |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Don Awrey |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 61 |  Pat Hickey |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Dallas Smith |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Wayne Dillon |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Walt Tkaczuk |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Mark Heaslip |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Carol Vadnais |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Don Murdoch |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Dan Newman |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Lucien DeBlois |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Dave Maloney |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Dave Farrish |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 32 |  Nick Fotiu |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 44 |  Ron Duguay |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 77 |  Phil Esposito |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wayne Thomas |
L | 42 | 34 | 8 | 60:00 |
Boston Bruins
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 |  Wayne Cashman |
L | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Gregg Sheppard |
C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Johnny Bucyk |
L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Peter McNab |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Jean Ratelle |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Rick Smith |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Al Sims |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Rick Middleton |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Don Marcotte |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Brad Park |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Terry O'Reilly |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Mike Milbury |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Stan Jonathan |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Bob Miller |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  John Wensink |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Gary Doak |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Dennis O'Brien |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 |  Ron Grahame |
W | 18 | 15 | 3 | 60:00 |