NHL game summary from December 15, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (18-6-5) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (20-4-4) |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 1: | PHI, | Bob Dailey 14 (Paul Holmgren, Rick MacLeish), 9:19 - PP |
| PHI, | Rick MacLeish 7, 16:51 | |
| 2: | PHI, | Bill Barber 16 (Bobby Clarke), 1:46 |
| PHI, | Ross Lonsberry 11 (Andre Dupont, Mel Bridgman), 5:26 | |
| PHI, | Mel Bridgman 8 (Bobby Clarke, Bob Kelly), 7:35 | |
| BOS, | Bobby Schmautz 12 (Bob Miller, Mike Milbury), 9:20 | |
| BOS, | Jean Ratelle 11 (Rick Middleton, Peter McNab), 13:53 | |
| BOS, | Bobby Schmautz 13 (Johnny Bucyk), 19:16 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Stan Jonathan 8 (Peter McNab, Brad Park), 9:23 |
| PHI, | Bobby Clarke 10 (Bill Barber), 13:52 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bobby Schmautz, BOS [Holding] 8:15 | |
| Tom Bladon, PHI [Fighting] 10:08 | ||
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Roughing, Fighting] 10:08 | ||
| Brad Park, BOS [Hooking] 17:07 | ||
| Bill Barber, PHI [Holding] 17:47 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Bill Barber, PHI [Hooking] 2:39 | |
Penalty time: BOS: 11 minutes
PHI: 9 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Shanahan | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Halward | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 32 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Barry Dean | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 4-14-14-32
PHI: 14-12- 9-35
Goalies: BOS: Gilles Gilbert (L, 10-3-2)
PHI: Wayne Stephenson (W, 9-3-1)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, John D'Amico
Attendance: 17,077
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