Boston Bruins
at
New York Rangers
Dec 3, 1978 · Madison Square Garden
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 23 | |
| 2 | 20 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 17:09 | BOS | Al Secord (6) | Al Sims (3) | 1 - 0 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 01:03 | BOS | Al Sims (6) | Don Marcotte (13), Rick Middleton (17) | 2 - 0 |
| 12:30 | NYR | Phil Esposito (10) | Steve Vickers (8), Lucien DeBlois (7) | 2 - 1 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 05:42 | NYR | Ulf Nilsson (9) SH | Unassisted | 2 - 2 |
| 16:22 | BOS | John Wensink (12) | Terry O'Reilly (19), Dick Redmond (9) | 3 - 2 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 12:08 | BOS | Wayne Cashman | Hooking | 2 |
| 13:09 | BOS | Mike Milbury | Roughing | 2 |
| 13:09 | NYR | Carol Vadnais | Roughing | 2 |
| 18:40 | BOS | Don Marcotte | High sticking | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 04:40 | NYR | Nick Fotiu | Charging | 2 |
| 08:26 | BOS | Bob Miller | Holding | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 04:41 | NYR | Mario Marois | Holding | 2 |
| 08:14 | BOS | Terry O'Reilly | Interference | 2 |
Boston Bruins
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 18 | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 20 | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 16 | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 21 | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 24 | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 8 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 12 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 28 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | W | 20 | 18 | 2 | 60:00 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 77 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 8 | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 15 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 32 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 33 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 44 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 61 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | L | 23 | 20 | 3 | 58:58 |