NHL game summary from March 21, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (47-14-9) |
0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
 Cleveland Barons (19-42-11) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
1: no scoring
2: CLE, Al MacAdam 13, 8:37
BOS, Rick Middleton 21 (Stan Jonathan, Jean Ratelle), 8:51
BOS, Stan Jonathan 26 (Rick Middleton, Jean Ratelle), 12:54
BOS, Gregg Sheppard 20 (Stan Jonathan, Rick Middleton), 18:08
3: CLE, Kris Manery 22, 13:07 - PP
BOS, Stan Jonathan 27 (Rick Middleton, Jean Ratelle), 14:30
BOS, Rick Middleton 22 (Jean Ratelle, Brad Park), 17:49 - PP
CLE, Chuck Arnason 18 (J.P. Parise, Jim Neilson), 18:21
Penalties:
1: Bob Stewart, CLE [Holding] 4:11
Brad Park, BOS [Hooking] 14:18
2: Jean Potvin, CLE [Hooking] 19:48
3: John Wensink, BOS [Hi-sticking] 2:40
Mike Milbury, BOS [Elbowing, Unsportsmanlike conduct] 6:07
Brad Park, BOS [Tripping] 11:10
Dennis Maruk, CLE [Tripping] 17:23
Penalty time: BOS: 10 minutes
CLE: 6 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Al Sims | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Grahame | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 25 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Potvin | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Mike Crombeen | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Jodzio | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Baby | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| J.P. Parise | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chuck Arnason | 26 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Holt | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -10 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 9-10- 6-25
CLE: 9-10- 7-26
Goalies: BOS: Ron Grahame (W, 23-4-5)
CLE: Gilles Meloche (L, 13-25-7)
Referee: Ron Hoggarth
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Willard Norris
Attendance: 6,117
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