NHL game summary from April 6, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (43-19-17) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
 Boston Bruins (50-17-11) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | BUF, | Rene Robert 25 (Jocelyn Guevremont), 1:10 - PP |
| BOS, | Rick Middleton 24 (Bobby Schmautz, Al Sims), 7:56 | |
| BUF, | Ric Seiling 19 (Andre Savard, Rene Robert), 10:14 - PP | |
| BUF, | Bill Stewart 2 (Don Luce), 10:20 | |
| BOS, | Bobby Schmautz 27, 15:54 | |
| 2: | BUF, | Bill Hajt 4 (Rick Martin, Craig Ramsay), 14:19 |
| 3: | BUF, | Craig Ramsay 28 (Terry Martin, Don Luce), 12:12 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dennis O'Brien, BOS [Hooking] 0:33 |
| Andre Savard, BUF [Hooking] 1:50 | |
| Rick Smith, BOS [Charging] 8:21 | |
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Hooking] 18:30 | |
| 2: | Dennis O'Brien, BOS [Hi-sticking] 7:48 |
| Bench penalty, BUF [Too many men on the ice] 11:41 | |
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Slashing] 15:05 | |
| 3: | Mike Milbury, BOS [Slashing] 4:52 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont, BUF [Holding] 12:28 | |
| Dennis O'Brien, BOS [Charging] 15:37 |
Penalty time: BUF: 8 minutes
BOS: 12 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Stewart | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Larry Carriere | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Sauve | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 27 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Al Sims | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 9- 7-10-26
BOS: 12- 8- 9-29
Goalies: BUF: Bob Sauve (W, 6-2-0)
BOS: Gerry Cheevers (L, 9-5-2)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 13,031
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