Detroit Red Wings
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Boston Bruins
Dec 7, 1978 · Boston Garden
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 24 | |
| 6 | 24 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 12:06 | BOS | Rick Middleton (12) | Al Sims (5), Thomas Songin (1) | 0 - 1 |
| 16:56 | BOS | Peter McNab (15) | Terry O'Reilly (21) | 0 - 2 |
| 19:24 | DET | Errol Thompson (9) PP | Willie Huber (2), Reed Larson (11) | 1 - 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 00:51 | BOS | Terry O'Reilly (8) | Mike Milbury (8), Peter McNab (17) | 1 - 3 |
| 01:15 | DET | Dale McCourt (10) | Reed Larson (12), Errol Thompson (13) | 2 - 3 |
| 06:32 | DET | Errol Thompson (10) PP | Vaclav Nedomansky (11), Dale McCourt (15) | 3 - 3 |
| 10:45 | BOS | John Wensink (14) | Bob Miller (14), Al Sims (6) | 3 - 4 |
| 18:39 | DET | Errol Thompson (11) | Dale McCourt (16) | 4 - 4 |
| 19:27 | BOS | Jean Ratelle (8) | Rick Middleton (18), Mike Milbury (9) | 4 - 5 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 04:15 | BOS | Jean Ratelle (9) | Rick Middleton (19), Mike Milbury (10) | 4 - 6 |
| 12:00 | DET | Thommie Bergman (4) | Unassisted | 5 - 6 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 14:18 | BOS | Mike Milbury | Hooking | 2 |
| 18:47 | BOS | Mike Milbury | Slashing | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 03:58 | BOS | Al Secord | Holding | 2 |
| 05:40 | BOS | Al Sims | Roughing | 2 |
| 05:40 | DET | Dennis Polonich | Fighting | 5 |
| 06:19 | BOS | Dennis O'Brien | Boarding | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 03:48 | BOS | Al Secord | High sticking | 2 |
| 03:48 | BOS | Al Secord | Fighting | 5 |
| 03:48 | BOS | Al Secord | Misconduct | 10 |
| 03:48 | DET | John Hilworth | High sticking | 2 |
| 03:48 | DET | John Hilworth | Fighting | 5 |
| 03:48 | DET | John Hilworth | Misconduct | 10 |
| 17:58 | DET | Paul Woods | Holding | 2 |
Detroit Red Wings
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | L | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 12 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 55 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 34 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 44 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 11 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 21 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 28 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 29 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 32 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 34 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | L | 24 | 18 | 6 | 60:00 |
Boston Bruins
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | R | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 26 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 10 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 24 | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 18 | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 28 | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 8 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 12 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 20 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 21 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | W | 24 | 19 | 5 | 60:00 |