NHL game summary from January 7, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (25-7-6) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Minnesota North Stars (9-24-4) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | BOS, | Rick Middleton 11 (Al Sims, Terry O'Reilly), 6:05 |
| 2: | MIN, | Harvey Bennett 5 (Tom Younghans, Glen Sharpley), 6:16 |
| BOS, | Bobby Schmautz 19 (Don Marcotte), 19:28 - SH | |
| 3: | BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 12 (Jean Ratelle, John Wensink), 13:25 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Lou Nanne, MIN [Holding] 0:51 |
| Tom Younghans, MIN [Roughing, Fighting] 7:36 | |
| Stan Jonathan, BOS [Roughing, Fighting] 7:36 | |
| Al Sims, BOS [Holding] 11:21 | |
| Alex Pirus, MIN [Charging, Fighting] 14:27 | |
| John Wensink, BOS [Slashing, Fighting] 14:27 | |
| 2: | Ron Zanussi, MIN [Tripping] 10:04 |
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Hooking] 18:40 | |
| 3: | Ron Zanussi, MIN [Hooking] 4:18 |
| Brad Park, BOS [Interference] 19:49 |
Penalty time: BOS: 20 minutes
MIN: 20 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Sims | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Ron Grahame | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 30 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Lopresti | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Engele | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Harvey Bennett | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Pierre Jarry | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 11-10- 9-30
MIN: 8- 9- 8-25
Goalies: BOS: Ron Grahame (W, 8-2-3)
MIN: Pete LoPresti (L, 9-21-3)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 15,873
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