Boston Bruins
at
Hartford Whalers
Dec 26, 1981 · Hartford Civic Center
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Bruins |
9 | 29 |
| Hartford Whalers |
6 | 24 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 01:26 | BOS | Don Marcotte (2) | Steve Kasper (10), Terry O'Reilly (13) | 1 - 0 |
| 01:46 | BOS | Keith Crowder (8) | Brad Park (25), Steve Kasper (11) | 2 - 0 |
| 08:51 | HFD | Blaine Stoughton (23) PP | Chris Kotsopoulos (11), Doug Sulliman (17) | 2 - 1 |
| 09:15 | HFD | Garry Howatt (8) | Don Gillen (2), Rick Meagher (11) | 2 - 2 |
| 10:20 | BOS | Barry Pederson (18) PP | Peter McNab (17) | 3 - 2 |
| 11:09 | BOS | Don Marcotte (3) | Ray Bourque (18), Larry Melnyk (5) | 4 - 2 |
| 18:57 | BOS | Peter McNab (19) PP | Ray Bourque (19), Rick Middleton (23) | 5 - 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 01:36 | HFD | Pierre Larouche (11) PP | Blake Wesley (12), Rick Meagher (12) | 5 - 3 |
| 12:26 | BOS | Don Marcotte (4) | Keith Crowder (13), Steve Kasper (12) | 6 - 3 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 01:22 | HFD | Blaine Stoughton (24) PP | Mark Howe (17), Ron Francis (14) | 6 - 4 |
| 01:53 | HFD | Rick Meagher (13) | Pierre Larouche (13) | 6 - 5 |
| 02:36 | BOS | Rick Middleton (24) PP | Peter McNab (18), Ray Bourque (20) | 7 - 5 |
| 14:06 | BOS | Terry O'Reilly (9) | Normand Leveille (7), Mike O'connell (20) | 8 - 5 |
| 15:51 | HFD | Rick Meagher (14) | Ron Francis (15) | 8 - 6 |
| 19:44 | BOS | Tom Fergus (8) | Rick Middleton (24) | 9 - 6 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 03:56 | HFD | Blake Wesley | Hooking | 2 |
| 07:56 | BOS | Bruce Crowder | Hooking | 2 |
| 10:13 | HFD | Doug Sulliman | Holding | 2 |
| 12:54 | BOS | Terry O'Reilly | Roughing | 2 |
| 12:54 | HFD | Garry Howatt | Roughing | 2 |
| 18:09 | HFD | Rick Meagher | Hooking | 2 |
| 19:50 | BOS | Mike O'connell | Interference | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 19:44 | BOS | Ray Bourque | Interference | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 00:11 | BOS | Barry Pederson | Hooking | 2 |
| 01:36 | HFD | Greg Millen | Tripping | 2 |
| 02:27 | HFD | Paul Shmyr | Roughing | 2 |
| 07:45 | BOS | Brad McCrimmon | High sticking | 2 |
Boston Bruins
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 |  Don Marcotte |
L | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Peter McNab |
C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Rick Middleton |
R | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Steve Kasper |
C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 77 |  Ray Bourque |
D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Keith Crowder |
R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Terry O'Reilly |
R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Tom Fergus |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Barry Pederson |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 2 |  Mike O'connell |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Normand Leveille |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Brad Park |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Larry Melnyk |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Stan Jonathan |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Brad McCrimmon |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Mike Gillis |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Bruce Crowder |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rogie Vachon |
W | 24 | 18 | 6 | 60:00 |
Hartford Whalers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 |  Rick Meagher |
C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Blaine Stoughton |
L | 2 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Pierre Larouche |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Ron Francis |
C | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Garry Howatt |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Mark Howe |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Doug Sulliman |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Don Gillen |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Blake Wesley |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 29 |  Chris Kotsopoulos |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  Paul Shmyr |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Mickey Volcan |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Rob McClanahan |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Dave Keon |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Warren Miller |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 29 |  Jack McIlhargey |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 42 |  Don Nachbaur |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 |  Greg Millen |
L | 28 | 20 | 8 | 59:39 |