NHL game summary from October 12, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (0-2-0) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Boston Bruins (1-0-0) |
1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 1: | BOS, | Stan Jonathan 1 (Bob Miller, Terry O'Reilly), 17:40 |
| 2: | BOS, | Brad Park 1, 2:05 |
| PIT, | Peter Lee 1 (Pete Mahovlich, Tom Bladon), 5:38 - PP | |
| BOS, | Jean Ratelle 1 (Don Marcotte, Brad Park), 12:33 - PP | |
| 3: | BOS, | Stan Jonathan 2 (Mike Milbury, Rick Middleton), 1:57 |
| BOS, | John Wensink 1 (Gary Doak, Peter McNab), 3:02 | |
| PIT, | Dave Schultz 1 (George Ferguson, Tom Bladon), 3:58 | |
| BOS, | Peter McNab 1 (Dick Redmond), 13:07 - PP | |
| BOS, | Peter McNab 2 (Terry O'Reilly, Rick Smith), 13:38 | |
| BOS, | Don Marcotte 1 (Rick Middleton, Brad Park), 17:49 - SH |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | John Wensink, BOS [Roughing] 4:46 | |
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Elbowing] 7:08 | ||
| Jacques Cossette, PIT [Tripping] 12:19 | ||
| Randy Carlyle, PIT [Hooking] 18:18 | ||
| 3: | Russ Anderson, PIT [Tripping] 11:59 | |
| John Wensink, BOS [Roughing] 17:31 | ||
Penalty time: PIT: 6 minutes
BOS: 6 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bladon | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dale Tallon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Brian Spencer | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jacques Cossette | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 16 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 16 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 24 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 24 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 5- 6- 5-16
BOS: 13-13-12-38
Goalies: PIT: Denis Herron (L, 0-2-0)
BOS: Gilles Gilbert (W, 1-0-0)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 11,168
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