NHL game summary from December 31, 1975
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (20-9-8) |
4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
 Minnesota North Stars (12-22-2) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 13 (Andre Savard, Darryl Edestrand), 8:48 |
| BOS, | Don Marcotte 2 (Brad Park, Bobby Schmautz), 13:11 - PP | |
| BOS, | Don Marcotte 3 (Jean Ratelle, Brad Park), 16:47 | |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 11 (Joe Zanussi), 18:53 | |
| 2: | MIN, | Ernie Hicke 14 (Dennis Hextall, Dwight Bialowas), 13:32 |
| 3: | BOS, | Don Marcotte 4 (Jean Ratelle, Bobby Schmautz), 3:21 |
| BOS, | Dave Forbes 8 (Joe Zanussi), 15:03 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Brad Park, BOS [Tripping] 3:02 |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Hi-sticking] 5:31 | |
| Craig Cameron, MIN [Hooking] 12:20 | |
| 2: | John Flesch, MIN [Tripping] 10:10 |
| Don Marcotte, BOS [Hi-sticking] 12:09 | |
| Lou Nanne, MIN [Hi-sticking] 12:09 | |
| John Flesch, MIN [Roughing] 18:12 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Roughing] 18:12 | |
| 3: | Dallas Smith, BOS [Holding] 0:33 |
| Bryan Hextall, MIN [Hi-sticking] 4:40 | |
| Ken Hodge, BOS [Interference] 5:09 | |
| Lou Nanne, MIN [Tripping] 7:51 |
Penalty time: BOS: 12 minutes
MIN: 12 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Andre Savard | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Forbes | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 17 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Al Sims | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Doug Gibson | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Zanussi | 29 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 21 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 21 | 33 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Bialowas | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Cressman | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Glen Sather | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bryan Hextall | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Rich Nantais | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| John Flesch | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Cameron | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -21 | 15 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -21 | 15 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 14- 7-12-33
MIN: 5- 6- 4-15
Goalies: BOS: Gilles Gilbert (W, 16-6-7)
MIN: Cesare Maniago (L, 8-11-1)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 11,147
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