NHL game summary from October 20, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (4-0-1) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 Vancouver Canucks (2-3-1) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1: | BOS, | John Wensink 4 (Terry O'Reilly, Dick Redmond), :30 |
| 2: | BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 1, 3:33 |
| BOS, | Peter McNab 4 (Bobby Schmautz), 14:58 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Stan Jonathan 3 (Bob Miller), 3:22 |
| VAN, | Pit Martin 5 (Harold Snepsts), 5:28 | |
| BOS, | John Wensink 5 (Peter McNab), 9:20 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Randy Holt, VAN [Cross checking] 5:37 |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Elbowing] 9:50 | |
| Curt Fraser, VAN [Elbowing] 9:50 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Interference] 17:51 | |
| Gilles Gilbert, BOS [Slashing] 19:13 | |
| 2: | Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Charging] 7:22 |
| Lars Lindgren, VAN [Holding] 8:46 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Roughing] 8:46 | |
| Dwight Foster, BOS [Tripping] 10:47 | |
| Curt Fraser, VAN [Roughing, Fighting] 17:01 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Roughing, Fighting] 17:01 | |
| 3: | Randy Holt, VAN [Fighting] 3:34 |
| Stan Jonathan, BOS [Fighting] 3:34 | |
| Bob Manno, VAN [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 10:39 | |
| Bobby Schmautz, BOS [Tripping] 12:03 | |
| Stan Jonathan, BOS [Holding] 15:16 |
Penalty time: BOS: 26 minutes
VAN: 22 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Al Sims | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 25 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Hanlon | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lars Zetterstrom | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Randy Holt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Derlago | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -1 | 4 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 11- 7- 7-25
VAN: 10- 7- 6-23
Goalies: BOS: Gilles Gilbert (W, 4-0-1)
VAN: Glen Hanlon (L, 0-2-0)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 16,413
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