NHL game summary from March 23, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Blackhawks (28-27-17) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Boston Bruins (48-14-9) |
1 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 1: | BOS, | Jean Ratelle 22 (Wayne Cashman, Stan Jonathan), 17:32 |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | BOS, | Mike Milbury 8 (Brad Park), 1:23 |
| BOS, | Dennis O'Brien 1 (Terry O'Reilly, Peter McNab), 2:21 | |
| BOS, | Gregg Sheppard 21 (Don Marcotte, Wayne Cashman), 4:35 | |
| BOS, | Jean Ratelle 23 (Johnny Bucyk), 5:23 | |
| BOS, | Peter McNab 36 (Rick Middleton), 7:58 | |
| BOS, | Rick Middleton 23 (Bob Miller), 18:20 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ivan Boldirev, CHI [Holding] 2:00 |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Cross checking] 8:29 | |
| Grant Mulvey, CHI [Holding] 9:27 | |
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Cross checking] 10:08 | |
| Bob Miller, BOS [Interference] 12:43 | |
| 2: | Dale Tallon, CHI [Tripping] 1:14 |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Elbowing] 2:22 | |
| J.P. Bordeleau, CHI [Hooking] 8:29 | |
| Don Marcotte, BOS [Tripping] 12:25 | |
| John Wensink, BOS [Fighting] 16:42 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Fighting] 16:42 | |
| Bob Hoffmeyer, CHI [Fighting] 16:42 | |
| Grant Mulvey, CHI [Fighting] 16:42 | |
| 3: | Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Fighting] 12:25 |
| Bob Hoffmeyer, CHI [Fighting] 12:25 |
Penalty time: CHI: 23 minutes
BOS: 25 minutes
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Logan | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| Pierre Plante | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Kirk Bowman | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dale Tallon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -2 | 2 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Doug Wilson | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Bob Hoffmeyer | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -35 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -35 | 22 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Al Sims | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Ron Grahame | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 35 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 35 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: CHI: 5- 8- 9-22
BOS: 11- 9-19-39
Goalies: CHI: Tony Esposito (L, 25-21-12)
BOS: Ron Grahame (W, 24-4-5)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 13,466
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