NHL game summary from March 3, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (37-21-7) |
0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 New York Rangers (23-29-13) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1: no scoring
2: BOS, Rick Smith 3 (Jean Ratelle, Rick Middleton), 2:48
BOS, Brad Park 10 (Jean Ratelle, Wayne Cashman), 6:22 - PP
BOS, Rick Smith 4 (Matti Hagman, John Wensink), 7:36
NYR, Rod Gilbert 23 (Phil Esposito, Steve Vickers), 18:23 - PP
BOS, Bobby Schmautz 23 (Wayne Cashman, Peter McNab), 18:57
3: no scoring
Penalties:
1: Dave Farrish, NYR [Hooking] 6:42
Gregg Sheppard, BOS [Hooking] 12:58
2: Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Tripping] 4:54
Phil Esposito, NYR [Roughing] 9:54
Mike Milbury, BOS [Hooking] 17:09
3: none
Penalty time: BOS: 4 minutes
NYR: 6 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Forbes | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Matti Hagman | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Halward | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 34 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Davidson | 0 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Doug Jarrett | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
| Ken Hodge | 88 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 11-15- 8-34
NYR: 6-14-13-33
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 21-9-5)
NYR: John Davidson (L, 10-9-6)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 17,500
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