New York Rangers
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Boston Bruins
Dec 16, 1978 · Boston Garden
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| New York Rangers |
1 | 21 |
| Boston Bruins |
4 | 28 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 02:06 | BOS | Bob Miller (10) | Wayne Cashman (19), Bill Bennett (2) | 0 - 1 |
| 10:19 | BOS | Al Sims (7) | Jean Ratelle (13) | 0 - 2 |
| 14:44 | NYR | Phil Esposito (14) | Nick Fotiu (3), Ron Greschner (21) | 1 - 2 |
| 15:52 | BOS | John Wensink (20) | Terry O'Reilly (26), Al Sims (8) | 1 - 3 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 06:33 | BOS | Peter McNab (20) | John Wensink (5), Rick Middleton (23) | 1 - 4 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 02:53 | BOS | Rick Smith | Tripping | 2 |
| 07:28 | NYR | Greg Polis | Hooking | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 19:35 | BOS | Mike Milbury | High sticking | 2 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 |  Phil Esposito |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Ron Greschner |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 32 |  Nick Fotiu |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Carol Vadnais |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Mike Korney |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Steve Vickers |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Anders Hedberg |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Greg Polis |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Walt Tkaczuk |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Ulf Nilsson |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Lucien DeBlois |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Mike McEwen |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Dave Maloney |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Dave Farrish |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 33 |  Mario Marois |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 44 |  Ron Duguay |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 61 |  Pat Hickey |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wayne Thomas |
L | 28 | 24 | 4 | 60:00 |
Boston Bruins
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 |  Al Sims |
D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  John Wensink |
L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Peter McNab |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Bob Miller |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Jean Ratelle |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Wayne Cashman |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Bill Bennett |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Rick Middleton |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Terry O'Reilly |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Dick Redmond |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Mike Walton |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Rick Smith |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Don Marcotte |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Brad Park |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Mike Milbury |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Dennis O'Brien |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Thomas Songin |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 |  Gerry Cheevers |
W | 21 | 20 | 1 | 60:00 |