NHL game summary from October 24, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (5-1-1) |
3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
 St. Louis Blues (2-4-1) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1: | BOS, | Rick Middleton 3 (Bob Miller, Don Marcotte), 1:40 |
| BOS, | Bob Miller 2 (Terry O'Reilly), 4:58 | |
| BOS, | Don Marcotte 4 (Rick Middleton), 16:21 - SH | |
| 2: | BOS, | Bob Miller 3 (Terry O'Reilly, Don Marcotte), 2:07 |
| BOS, | Peter McNab 5 (Terry O'Reilly, Wayne Cashman), 3:59 - PP | |
| BOS, | John Wensink 8 (Gary Doak, Bobby Schmautz), 5:49 | |
| 3: | STL, | Wayne Babych 5 (Jamie Masters, Garry Unger), :27 - PP |
| BOS, | Rick Middleton 4 (Don Marcotte), 1:33 | |
| STL, | Ken Richardson 1 (Garry Unger, Larry Patey), 18:21 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Wayne Babych, STL [Fighting] 14:43 |
| John Wensink, BOS [Roughing, Fighting] 14:43 | |
| Dick Lamby, STL [Hooking] 19:08 | |
| 2: | Larry Giroux, STL [Interference] 2:45 |
| Dennis O'Brien, BOS [Holding] 6:15 | |
| Phil Myre, STL [Roughing] 8:54 | |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Fighting] 12:21 | |
| Brian Sutter, STL [Fighting] 12:21 | |
| Rod Seiling, STL [Hooking] 12:48 | |
| Brian Sutter, STL [Fighting] 18:34 | |
| Rick Smith, BOS [Interference] 18:34 | |
| Dennis O'Brien, BOS [Roughing, Match penalty] 18:34 | |
| 3: | John Wensink, BOS [Fighting, Match penalty] 3:20 |
| Harvey Bennett, STL [Fighting, Match penalty] 3:20 | |
| Doug Palazzari, STL [Tripping] 6:25 | |
| Rick Smith, BOS [Hooking] 11:06 | |
| Larry Patey, STL [Holding] 19:51 |
Penalty time: BOS: 45 minutes
STL: 42 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 2 |
| Ab Demarco | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Sims | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Pettie | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 24 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 24 | 33 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Myre | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dick Lamby | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Giroux | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Wayne Babych | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 6 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 2 |
| Harvey Bennett | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | -1 | 1 |
| Curt Bennett | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Neil Komadoski | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Doug Palazzari | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Jamie Masters | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ken Richardson | 36 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 10-13- 9-32
STL: 6-13-10-29
Goalies: BOS: Gilles Gilbert (W, 5-1-1),
Jim Pettie STL: Phil Myre (L, 2-3-1) Referee: John McCauley Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Bob Luther Attendance: 10,317
Jim Pettie STL: Phil Myre (L, 2-3-1) Referee: John McCauley Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Bob Luther Attendance: 10,317
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