NHL game summary from March 17, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (44-22-6) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Boston Bruins (43-21-8) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 13 (Matti Hagman), 6:53 |
| BOS, | Jean Ratelle 20 (Brad Park, Gregg Sheppard), 12:29 - PP | |
| 2: | BUF, | Jim Schoenfeld 7, 3:52 - PP |
| BUF, | Rene Robert 30 (Don Luce, Lee Fogolin), 18:02 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Don Marcotte 21 (Peter McNab), 12:03 |
| BOS, | Rick Smith 5, 15:09 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Brad Park, BOS [Hooking] 3:23 |
| Jean Ratelle, BOS [Holding] 8:37 | |
| Dave Forbes, BOS [Charging] 10:45 | |
| Danny Gare, BUF [Hi-sticking] 10:45 | |
| Don Luce, BUF [Hooking] 11:19 | |
| 2: | Gary Doak, BOS [Interference] 2:06 |
| Bill Hajt, BUF [Hooking] 5:13 | |
| Gary Doak, BOS [Interference] 7:36 | |
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Interference] 9:03 | |
| 3: | Mike Milbury, BOS [Roughing] 5:45 |
| Rene Robert, BUF [Hooking] 6:17 | |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Hi-sticking] 8:33 | |
| Ken Breitenbach, BUF [Interference] 8:33 | |
| Rene Robert, BUF [Roughing] 13:23 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Roughing] 13:23 | |
| John Wensink, BOS [Elbowing] 17:39 | |
| Gary Doak, BOS [Slashing, Fighting] 20:00 | |
| Danny Gare, BUF [Slashing, Fighting] 20:00 |
Penalty time: BUF: 21 minutes
BOS: 25 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Spencer | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ken Breitenbach | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Edwards | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -9 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -9 | 22 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Forbes | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Earl Anderson | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matti Hagman | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Halward | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 5- 7- 8-20
BOS: 8-10-10-28
Goalies: BUF: Don Edwards (L, 13-5-0)
BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 25-9-5)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 13,110
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