NHL game summary from February 9, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (34-12-7) |
0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
 Detroit Red Wings (19-24-8) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | DET, | Nick Libett 14 (Dennis Hull, Dennis Hextall), 17:01 |
| 2: | DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 6 (Nick Libett, Dennis Hull), :16 |
| DET, | Reed Larson 15 (Vaclav Nedomansky, Dennis Hull), 6:54 | |
| BOS, | Mike Milbury 6 (Jean Ratelle, Stan Jonathan), 7:49 | |
| BOS, | Bob Miller 13 (Rick Middleton, Mike Milbury), 13:42 | |
| BOS, | Bob Miller 14 (Mike Milbury), 13:56 | |
| BOS, | Gregg Sheppard 11 (Wayne Cashman, Johnny Bucyk), 15:17 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Don Marcotte 17 (Gregg Sheppard), 8:30 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Stan Jonathan, BOS [Roughing] 2:03 |
| Reed Larson, DET [Roughing] 2:03 | |
| John Hilworth, DET [Tripping] 5:44 | |
| Gilles Gilbert, BOS [Hi-sticking] 13:25 | |
| 2: | Clayton Pachal, BOS [Fighting] 4:01 |
| John Hilworth, DET [Fighting] 4:01 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Game misconduct] 4:01 | |
| Dan Maloney, DET [Cross checking] 10:54 | |
| Stan Jonathan, BOS [Fighting] 14:44 | |
| John Hilworth, DET [Fighting] 14:44 | |
| Bill Lochead, DET [Tripping] 17:08 | |
| 3: | Rick Middleton, BOS [Roughing] 8:15 |
| Perry Miller, DET [Roughing] 8:15 |
Penalty time: BOS: 26 minutes
DET: 20 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Al Sims | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Clayton Pachal | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 34 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| John Hilworth | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dennis Hull | 19 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 11-32- 6-49
DET: 11- 9- 4-24
Goalies: BOS: Gilles Gilbert (W, 15-5-2)
DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 9-13-3)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 13,170
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