NHL game summary from March 18, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (45-14-9) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
 New York Rangers (24-32-12) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | NYR, | Ron Greschner 17 (Steve Vickers, Walt Tkaczuk), 4:19 |
| BOS, | Rick Middleton 19 (Jean Ratelle, Stan Jonathan), 6:01 | |
| BOS, | Gregg Sheppard 19 (Terry O'Reilly, Peter McNab), 14:46 - PP | |
| 2: | NYR, | Dave Farrish 3 (Pat Hickey, Wayne Dillon), 2:36 |
| BOS, | Brad Park 19 (Gregg Sheppard, Mike Milbury), 7:44 | |
| BOS, | Jean Ratelle 21 (Wayne Cashman, Brad Park), 13:01 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Phil Esposito 29 (Steve Vickers), 11:13 - PP |
| BOS, | Stan Jonathan 24 (Rick Middleton), 12:56 | |
| BOS, | Don Marcotte 19 (Wayne Cashman, Gregg Sheppard), 18:50 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mike Milbury, BOS [Hooking] 8:24 |
| Gregg Sheppard, BOS [Hi-sticking] 9:26 | |
| Mike McEwen, NYR [Hi-sticking] 9:26 | |
| Pat Hickey, NYR [Interference] 13:36 | |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Hooking] 15:45 | |
| 2: | Lucien DeBlois, NYR [Hooking] 10:46 |
| Don Marcotte, BOS [Hooking] 16:03 | |
| Wayne Dillon, NYR [Tripping] 17:12 | |
| 3: | Mike McEwen, NYR [Tripping] 5:23 |
| Brad Park, BOS [Tripping] 10:26 |
Penalty time: BOS: 8 minutes
NYR: 12 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Al Sims | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Grahame | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 32 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Davidson | 0 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Heaslip | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 5 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 13-10- 8-31
NYR: 11- 7- 9-27
Goalies: BOS: Ron Grahame (W, 21-4-5)
NYR: John Davidson (L, 12-10-3)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 17,500
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