NHL game summary from February 28, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (35-15-11) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 Boston Bruins (38-13-8) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 21 (Johnny Bucyk, Peter McNab), 5:01 - PP |
| PHI, | Joe Watson 5 (Ross Lonsberry, Blake Dunlop), 5:22 | |
| 3: | PHI, | Orest Kindrachuk 13 (Bob Dailey, Bill Barber), :16 |
| BOS, | Stan Jonathan 16 (Jean Ratelle, Terry O'Reilly), 3:01 | |
| PHI, | Ross Lonsberry 14 (Rick MacLeish), 3:52 | |
| BOS, | Brad Park 13 (Jean Ratelle), 5:18 | |
| BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 22 (Stan Jonathan), 5:58 | |
| PHI, | Rick MacLeish 25 (Mel Bridgman, Reggie Leach), 19:36 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | John Wensink, BOS [Fighting] 3:52 |
| Dave Hoyda, PHI [Fighting] 3:52 | |
| Jim Cunningham, PHI [Roughing double minor] 7:20 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Roughing double minor] 7:20 | |
| Bill Barber, PHI [Tripping] 7:36 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Tripping] 11:41 | |
| Rick MacLeish, PHI [Hooking] 17:32 | |
| 2: | Bob Kelly, PHI [Holding] 4:20 |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Holding] 7:33 | |
| Orest Kindrachuk, PHI [Hooking] 12:59 | |
| Gregg Sheppard, BOS [Hooking] 13:10 | |
| 3: | Mike Milbury, BOS [Hooking] 6:51 |
Penalty time: PHI: 17 minutes
BOS: 17 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Jim Cunningham | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Barry Dean | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick St. Croix | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Dunlop | 32 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 6 | 19 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 6 | 19 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 2 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Al Sims | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Grahame | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 3- 6-10-19
BOS: 7- 8- 8-23
Goalies: PHI: Rick St. Croix (T, 2-2-1)
BOS: Ron Grahame (T, 14-4-4)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Willard Norris
Attendance: 14,602
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