NHL game summary from December 28, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (22-7-6) |
1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
 Cleveland Barons (10-21-4) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
1: CLE, Rick Hampton 7 (Walt McKechnie, Bob Murdoch), 4:12 - PP
BOS, Johnny Bucyk 3 (Bobby Schmautz, Terry O'Reilly), 7:01 - PP
CLE, Kris Manery 14 (Dennis Maruk, Gary Edwards), 14:47
CLE, Dennis Maruk 19 (Mike Fidler), 19:40
2: BOS, Stan Jonathan 11 (Rick Smith, Brad Park), 6:35
BOS, Rick Middleton 8 (Jean Ratelle, Brad Park), 7:19
BOS, Terry O'Reilly 11 (Jean Ratelle, Rick Middleton), 8:01
CLE, Ken Kuzyk 4 (Rick Shinske, Rick Hampton), 8:22
BOS, Rick Middleton 9 (Jean Ratelle, Terry O'Reilly), 10:29
3: CLE, Greg Smith 3 (Dave Gardner, Al MacAdam), 11:23 - PP
Penalties:
1: Jean Ratelle, BOS [Tripping] 3:21
Mike Christie, CLE [Holding] 5:53
2: Greg Smith, CLE [Holding] 3:52
Brad Park, BOS [Slashing] 4:24
Bobby Schmautz, BOS [Hi-sticking] 15:44
3: Gerry Cheevers, BOS [Holding] 10:00
Penalty time: BOS: 8 minutes
CLE: 4 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Forbes | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Doug Halward | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 28 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Fred Ahern | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rick Shinske | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Kuzyk | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Randy Holt | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 8-11- 9-28
CLE: 15-10-10-35
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (T, 4-1-1)
CLE: Gary Edwards (T, 3-8-3)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 5,617
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