NHL game summary from December 31, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (23-7-6) |
4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
 Detroit Red Wings (11-18-5) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1: BOS, Peter McNab 15 (Brad Park, Ron Grahame), 4:04 - PP
BOS, Bobby Schmautz 18 (Rick Smith), 8:06
BOS, Bob Miller 8, 18:44
BOS, Bob Miller 9 (Don Marcotte, Terry O'Reilly), 19:29
2: BOS, Peter McNab 16 (John Wensink, Mike Milbury), 5:47
3: BOS, Bob Miller 10 (Don Marcotte, Rick Middleton), 8:06
BOS, John Wensink 6 (Gary Doak, Wayne Cashman), 15:02
Penalties:
1: Terry Harper, DET [Hooking] 2:08
Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Elbowing] 12:28
Larry Giroux, DET [Interference] 16:42
2: Rick Smith, BOS [Holding] 2:14
Mike Milbury, BOS [Tripping] 16:06
3: Stan Jonathan, BOS [Tripping] 10:40
Penalty time: BOS: 8 minutes
DET: 4 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Doug Halward | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Grahame | 31 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 30 | 28 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Larry Giroux | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Hull | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Tim Sheehy | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ron Low | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -30 | 16 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 11- 7-10-28
DET: 5- 3- 8-16
Goalies: BOS: Ron Grahame (W, 7-2-3)
DET: Ron Low (L, 6-5-3)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Don Koharski
Attendance: 15,227
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