NHL game summary from January 4, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (24-7-6) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Chicago Blackhawks (12-16-10) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1: BOS, Gary Doak 2 (Bob Miller, Bobby Schmautz), 1:49
BOS, Jean Ratelle 14 (Al Sims, Terry O'Reilly), 8:20
BOS, Rick Middleton 10 (Terry O'Reilly, Gerry Cheevers), 11:48
2: no scoring
3: no scoring
Penalties:
1: Mike Milbury, BOS [Elbowing] 16:17
Darcy Rota, CHI [Hooking] 16:17
2: Mike Milbury, BOS [Cross checking] 5:33
Dale Tallon, CHI [Tripping] 8:20
Brad Park, BOS [Holding] 9:07
Grant Mulvey, CHI [Cross checking] 13:35
Brad Park, BOS [Slashing] 13:35
3: Mike Milbury, BOS [Hi-sticking] 11:32
Cliff Koroll, CHI [Hi-sticking] 11:32
Penalty time: BOS: 10 minutes
CHI: 8 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Sims | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 33 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Logan | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Keith Magnuson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Pierre Plante | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Kirk Bowman | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale Tallon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 16- 6-11-33
CHI: 4-14- 7-25
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 5-1-1)
CHI: Tony Esposito (L, 9-12-6)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Jim Christison
Attendance: 12,054
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