NHL game summary from March 23, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (44-22-8) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
 Detroit Red Wings (16-48-9) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1: | BOS, | Jean Ratelle 31 (Wayne Cashman, Gregg Sheppard), 8:51 - PP |
| BOS, | Doug Halward 1 (Gregg Sheppard), 16:34 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Gregg Sheppard 28 (Wayne Cashman, Brad Park), 16:44 - PP |
| BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 14 (Don Marcotte, Peter McNab), 17:47 - PP | |
| 3: | BOS, | Dave Forbes 9 (Gregg Sheppard), 8:21 - SH |
| BOS, | Rick Middleton 20 (Jean Ratelle, Stan Jonathan), 9:16 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dennis Polonich, DET [Slashing] 8:28 |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Tripping] 10:47 | |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Elbowing] 17:41 | |
| Rick Smith, BOS [Cross checking] 19:16 | |
| 2: | Gerry Cheevers, BOS [Roughing, Slashing] 0:50 |
| Brad Park, BOS [Cross checking] 2:08 | |
| Michel Bergeron, DET [Hi-sticking] 2:08 | |
| Walt McKechnie, DET [Holding] 3:26 | |
| Al Cameron, DET [Cross checking] 14:59 | |
| Terry Richardson, DET [Interference] 16:24 | |
| 3: | Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Elbowing] 6:29 |
Penalty time: BOS: 14 minutes
DET: 10 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Forbes | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 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 | 0 | 1 |
| Matti Hagman | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Halward | 29 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 14 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 14 | 31 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Nahrgang | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Terry Murray | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Fred Williams | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Wilson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Kelly | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Ritchie | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Terry Richardson | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 10-13- 8-31
DET: 9-11- 9-29
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 26-9-5)
DET: Terry Richardson (L, 1-3-0)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 8,117
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