NHL game summary from December 2, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (12-9-4) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Boston Bruins (14-4-5) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | BOS, | Rick Middleton 11 (Jean Ratelle, Bobby Schmautz), 5:15 |
| BOS, | Al Sims 5 (Rick Middleton, Jean Ratelle), 10:15 | |
| PHI, | Blake Dunlop 6 (Bill Barber), 13:48 - PP | |
| BOS, | Dick Redmond 1 (Peter McNab, Wayne Cashman), 17:03 - PP | |
| 2: | PHI, | Reggie Leach 11 (Blake Dunlop, Bobby Clarke), 1:59 - PP |
| PHI, | Don Saleski 3 (Mel Bridgman, Barry Dean), 6:44 | |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 6 (Dick Redmond, Peter McNab), 10:17 - PP | |
| 3: | BOS, | Jean Ratelle 5 (Wayne Cashman, Rick Middleton), 19:19 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Andre Dupont, PHI [Hooking] 7:21 |
| Gerry Cheevers, BOS [Holding] 13:05 | |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Hooking] 16:40 | |
| 2: | Dennis O'Brien, BOS [Hi-sticking] 1:23 |
| Bench penalty, PHI [Too many men on the ice] 9:21 | |
| 3: | Dennis O'Brien, BOS [Roughing] 6:39 |
| Bob Kelly, PHI [Roughing double minor] 6:39 |
Penalty time: PHI: 10 minutes
BOS: 6 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Parent | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Paul Evans | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Drew Callander | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Barry Dean | 29 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Blake Dunlop | 32 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 16 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 16 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tom Songin | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Sims | 29 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 6- 7- 3-16
BOS: 11-10- 8-29
Goalies: PHI: Bernie Parent (L, 9-8-3)
BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 5-0-2)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 13,958
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