NHL game summary from December 8, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (9-13-3) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
 Boston Bruins (16-5-5) |
1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | BOS, | Mike Milbury 2 (Peter McNab, Wayne Cashman), 8:08 |
| 2: | DET, | Dan Maloney 5 (Reed Larson, Dennis Hextall), 1:40 |
| BOS, | Jean Ratelle 10 (Terry O'Reilly, Brad Park), 3:13 | |
| BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 7 (Jean Ratelle, Rick Middleton), 6:32 | |
| BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 8 (Rick Middleton, Jean Ratelle), 9:31 | |
| DET, | Perry Miller 1 (Andre St. Laurent), 12:29 | |
| DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 1 (Dennis Hull, Dennis Polonich), 14:03 | |
| 3: | DET, | Nick Libett 5 (Dennis Hextall), 2:57 |
| BOS, | Bob Miller 4 (Mike Milbury), 8:12 | |
| BOS, | Rick Middleton 5 (Jean Ratelle, Terry O'Reilly), 12:16 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mike Forbes, BOS [Hooking] 15:24 | |
| Reed Larson, DET [Hooking] 19:21 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Bench penalty, DET [Too many men on the ice] 6:46 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Hi-sticking] 7:47 | ||
Penalty time: DET: 4 minutes
BOS: 4 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Rick Bowness | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Fern LeBlanc | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dennis Hull | 19 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Tim Sheehy | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ed Giacomin | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -9 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -9 | 23 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Forbes | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Doug Halward | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Grahame | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 5-10- 8-23
BOS: 5-13-17-35
Goalies: DET: Ed Giacomin (L, 3-4-1)
BOS: Ron Grahame (W, 6-2-3)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 10,692
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