NHL game summary from March 9, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (42-13-9) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Detroit Red Wings (25-29-10) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | BOS, | Bobby Schmautz 25 (Jean Ratelle), 7:40 |
| BOS, | Stan Jonathan 20 (Jean Ratelle), 13:01 | |
| 2: | DET, | Andre St. Laurent 27, 9:15 |
| DET, | Dan Maloney 15 (Reed Larson, Andre St. Laurent), 19:22 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bobby Schmautz, BOS [Hi-sticking major] 11:10 |
| Perry Miller, DET [Hi-sticking major] 11:10 | |
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Hi-sticking] 19:32 | |
| 2: | Rick Smith, BOS [Hooking] 2:43 |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Fighting] 14:02 | |
| Dan Maloney, DET [Fighting] 14:02 | |
| 3: | Greg Joly, DET [Hooking] 2:10 |
Penalty time: BOS: 12 minutes
DET: 14 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 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Al Sims | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Grahame | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 32 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| John Hilworth | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Bowness | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ron Low | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 22 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 15- 9- 8-32
DET: 7- 9- 6-22
Goalies: BOS: Ron Grahame (T, 18-4-5)
DET: Ron Low (T, 8-9-6)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 15,574
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