NHL game summary from December 11, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (18-5-5) |
1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
 New York Rangers (10-14-4) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | NYR, | Pat Hickey 14 (Don Murdoch, Carol Vadnais), 2:17 - PP |
| BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 1 (Bobby Schmautz, Jean Ratelle), 15:32 - PP | |
| 2: | BOS, | Mike Milbury 3 (Terry O'Reilly), 7:23 |
| BOS, | Bob Miller 5 (Don Marcotte, Bobby Schmautz), 9:09 | |
| BOS, | Peter McNab 13, 12:08 | |
| BOS, | Bobby Schmautz 11 (Bob Miller, Don Marcotte), 16:44 | |
| 3: | BOS, | John Wensink 5 (Wayne Cashman, Brad Park), :45 |
| NYR, | Ed Johnstone 7 (Steve Vickers, Walt Tkaczuk), 1:20 | |
| BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 2 (Bob Miller), 11:20 - PP | |
| BOS, | Bob Miller 6, 11:43 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rick Middleton, BOS [Hooking] 1:54 |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Holding] 5:20 | |
| Don Awrey, NYR [Hooking] 14:12 | |
| Rick Smith, BOS [Hooking] 19:09 | |
| 2: | Mike Milbury, BOS [Holding] 17:21 |
| 3: | Dave Farrish, NYR [Slashing] 10:48 |
| Bobby Schmautz, BOS [Hooking] 13:23 | |
| John Wensink, BOS [Roughing] 17:00 |
Penalty time: BOS: 10 minutes
NYR: 6 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Forbes | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sean Shanahan | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Doug Halward | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 25 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 25 | 31 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 4 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 20 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 11- 8-10-29
NYR: 4- 7- 9-20
Goalies: BOS: Gilles Gilbert (W, 10-2-2)
NYR: Wayne Thomas (L, 5-8-3)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Claude Bechard
Attendance: 17,500
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