NHL game summary from March 8, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (27-29-11) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Boston Bruins (40-21-7) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | BOS, | Gregg Sheppard 25 (Terry O'Reilly), 11:20 |
| 2: | ATL, | Guy Chouinard 14 (Tom Lysiak, Willi Plett), 10:08 |
| 3: | BOS, | Rick Middleton 18 (Jean Ratelle), 2:53 |
| BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 11 (Doug Halward, Don Marcotte), 13:55 | |
| ATL, | Rey Comeau 14 (Ken Houston, Tom Lysiak), 18:51 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ed Kea, ATL [Roughing] 3:49 |
| Stan Jonathan, BOS [Roughing] 3:49 | |
| Pat Quinn, ATL [Hi-sticking] 17:54 | |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Hi-sticking] 17:54 | |
| 2: | Jean Ratelle, BOS [Holding] 2:52 |
| Gerry Cheevers, BOS [Slashing] 15:11 | |
| 3: | Bobby Simpson, ATL [Holding] 4:05 |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Charging, Fighting] 17:21 | |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Fighting] 17:21 |
Penalty time: ATL: 11 minutes
BOS: 15 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Romanchych | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Pat Ribble | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 17 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 17 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Forbes | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Earl Anderson | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Matti Hagman | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Halward | 29 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 2-12- 3-17
BOS: 11- 9-10-30
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 13-16-5)
BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 23-9-5)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 10,771
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