NHL game summary from January 8, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (25-8-6) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Buffalo Sabres (23-7-9) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | BOS, | Johnny Bucyk 4 (Bobby Schmautz, Jean Ratelle), 3:47 - PP |
| BOS, | Bobby Schmautz 20 (Gregg Sheppard, Don Marcotte), 10:07 | |
| BUF, | Andre Savard 7 (Rick Martin, Jerry Korab), 12:59 | |
| 2: | BUF, | Rene Robert 13 (Gilbert Perreault, Craig Ramsay), 2:59 - PP |
| BUF, | Rick Martin 16 (Andre Savard, Ric Seiling), 8:55 | |
| BUF, | Ron Schock 2 (Jerry Korab, Danny Gare), 18:48 | |
| 3: | BOS, | John Wensink 7 (Wayne Cashman, Al Sims), 3:23 |
| BUF, | Fred Stanfield 2 (Rene Robert, Lee Fogolin), 18:24 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bill Hajt, BUF [Holding] 2:33 | |
| Stan Jonathan, BOS [Fighting] 6:10 | ||
| Richie Dunn, BUF [Fighting] 6:10 | ||
| Brad Park, BOS [Slashing] 10:49 | ||
| Lee Fogolin, BUF [Charging] 13:26 | ||
| Gerry Cheevers, BOS [Delay of game] 18:38 | ||
| 2: | Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Charging] 1:24 | |
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Holding] 4:35 | ||
| Gary Mcadam, BUF [Hi-sticking] 9:15 | ||
| Andre Savard, BUF [Hooking] 15:17 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: BOS: 11 minutes
BUF: 15 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Sims | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -10 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -10 | 39 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Schock | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Richie Dunn | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 18 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 18 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 14-15-10-39
BUF: 4- 8- 6-18
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (L, 5-2-1)
BUF: Don Edwards (W, 23-6-9)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 16,433
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