NHL game summary from December 21, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (8-14-6) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Boston Bruins (20-7-5) |
2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 1: | BOS, | Wayne Cashman 7 (Mike Milbury, Bob Miller), 3:01 |
| BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 9 (Jean Ratelle), 7:46 | |
| COL, | Gary Croteau 7 (Wilf Paiement, Dennis Owchar), 18:26 - PP | |
| 2: | COL, | Wilf Paiement 14 (Gary Croteau, John Van Boxmeer), 19:39 |
| 3: | BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 10 (Peter McNab, Stan Jonathan), 3:39 |
| COL, | Denis Dupere 4 (Ron Delorme, Barry Beck), 7:36 | |
| BOS, | Peter McNab 14 (Brad Park, Terry O'Reilly), 8:59 | |
| BOS, | Don Marcotte 10 (Bob Miller), 14:15 | |
| BOS, | Stan Jonathan 9 (Gary Doak), 17:50 |
Penalties:
| 1: | John Wensink, BOS [Hi-sticking] 4:09 |
| Paul Gardner, COL [Slashing] 11:39 | |
| Stan Jonathan, BOS [Slashing] 15:33 | |
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Roughing] 17:40 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Hooking] 19:47 | |
| 2: | Mark Suzor, COL [Hooking] 7:12 |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Roughing] 17:01 | |
| 3: | Brad Park, BOS [Hooking] 4:30 |
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Hooking] 9:36 | |
| Barry Beck, COL [Holding] 14:34 |
Penalty time: COL: 6 minutes
BOS: 14 minutes
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Lefley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dennis Owchar | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Suzor | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Chuck Arnason | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ron Andruff | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Denis Dupere | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Jodzio | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bill Oleschuk | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -20 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -20 | 20 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 |
| Sean Shanahan | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 42 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 42 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 3- 7-10-20
BOS: 19-13-10-42
Goalies: COL: Bill Oleschuk (L, 0-2-0)
BOS: Gilles Gilbert (W, 11-4-2)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 10,753
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