NHL game summary from March 16, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (14-46-7) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Boston Bruins (44-14-9) |
2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 1: | BOS, | Peter McNab 34 (Rick Middleton, Stan Jonathan), 4:53 |
| BOS, | Stan Jonathan 22 (Dennis O'Brien, Rick Smith), 13:28 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Gregg Sheppard 18 (Wayne Cashman), 2:22 |
| BOS, | Stan Jonathan 23 (Mike Milbury, Jean Ratelle), 9:12 | |
| MIN, | Per-Olov Brasar 16 (Harvey Bennett, Dean Talafous), 11:03 | |
| MIN, | Steve Jensen 13 (Ron Zanussi, Tim Young), 12:25 | |
| BOS, | Rick Smith 6 (Rick Middleton, Stan Jonathan), 12:46 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 25 (Brad Park, Peter McNab), 1:24 |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 17 (Gregg Sheppard, Johnny Bucyk), 2:19 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dennis O'Brien, BOS [Hi-sticking] 7:13 |
| 2: | Rick Smith, BOS [Holding] 13:05 |
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Holding, Roughing] 14:23 | |
| Harvey Bennett, MIN [Roughing] 14:23 | |
| 3: | Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Elbowing] 3:21 |
| Jim Roberts, MIN [Holding] 3:21 | |
| Dennis O'Brien, BOS [Slashing] 5:05 | |
| Brad Maxwell, MIN [Tripping] 16:05 |
Penalty time: MIN: 6 minutes
BOS: 12 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Butters | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Harvey Bennett | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bryan Maxwell | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Nick Beverley | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Roberts | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Jim Boo | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Harrison | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 22 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Al Sims | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Ron Grahame | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 25 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 25 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 8-10- 4-22
BOS: 15- 9- 7-31
Goalies: MIN: Paul Harrison (L, 3-13-2)
BOS: Ron Grahame (W, 20-4-5)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Malcolm Ashford
Attendance: 11,245
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