Boston Bruins
at
New York Rangers
Dec 17, 1978 · Madison Square Garden
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Bruins |
4 | 27 |
| New York Rangers |
1 | 19 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 06:50 | BOS | Rick Middleton (14) PP | Brad Park (8), Jean Ratelle (14) | 1 - 0 |
| 07:38 | NYR | Pat Hickey (14) | Ron Greschner (22), Dave Maloney (5) | 1 - 1 |
| 09:55 | BOS | Mike Walton (8) | Bob Miller (15) | 2 - 1 |
| 19:49 | BOS | Don Marcotte (12) | Rick Middleton (24), Rick Smith (13) | 3 - 1 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 15:22 | BOS | Rick Middleton (15) | Jean Ratelle (15), Don Marcotte (14) | 4 - 1 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 04:29 | NYR | Nick Fotiu | Charging | 2 |
| 06:55 | NYR | Nick Fotiu | Holding | 2 |
| 11:53 | BOS | Bill Bennett | Holding | 2 |
| 12:20 | BOS | Mike Milbury | Closing hand on puck | 2 |
| 12:52 | NYR | Pat Hickey | Roughing | 2 |
| 14:40 | BOS | Dennis O'Brien | Hooking | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 04:50 | NYR | Walt Tkaczuk | Hooking | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 03:33 | NYR | Walt Tkaczuk | Holding | 2 |
Boston Bruins
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 |  Rick Middleton |
R | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Don Marcotte |
L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Jean Ratelle |
C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Mike Walton |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Bob Miller |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Rick Smith |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Brad Park |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Dick Redmond |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Peter McNab |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Wayne Cashman |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Al Sims |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Bill Bennett |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  John Wensink |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Terry O'Reilly |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Mike Milbury |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Dennis O'Brien |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Thomas Songin |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 |  Jim Pettie |
19 | 18 | 1 | 60:00 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 |  Pat Hickey |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Ron Greschner |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Dave Maloney |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Pierre Plante |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Anders Hedberg |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Walt Tkaczuk |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Ulf Nilsson |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Dean Talafous |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Lucien DeBlois |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Mike McEwen |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 32 |  Nick Fotiu |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 33 |  Mario Marois |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 44 |  Ron Duguay |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 77 |  Phil Esposito |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 |  John Davidson |
27 | 23 | 4 | 60:00 |