NHL game summary from December 3, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (15-4-5) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 New York Rangers (13-6-4) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1: BOS, Al Secord 6 (Al Sims), 17:09
2: BOS, Al Sims 6 (Don Marcotte, Rick Middleton), 1:03
NYR, Phil Esposito 10 (Steve Vickers, Lucien DeBlois), 12:30
3: NYR, Ulf Nilsson 9, 5:42 - SH
BOS, John Wensink 12 (Terry O'Reilly, Dick Redmond), 16:22
Penalties:
1: Wayne Cashman, BOS [Hooking] 12:08
Mike Milbury, BOS [Roughing] 13:09
Carol Vadnais, NYR [Roughing] 13:09
Don Marcotte, BOS [Hi-sticking] 18:40
2: Nick Fotiu, NYR [Charging] 4:40
Bob Miller, BOS [Holding] 8:26
3: Mario Marois, NYR [Holding] 4:41
Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Interference] 8:14
Penalty time: BOS: 10 minutes
NYR: 6 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Sims | 29 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 23 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -6 | 20 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 5- 8-10-23
NYR: 8- 4- 8-20
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 6-0-2)
NYR: John Davidson (L, 7-3-2)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Swede Knox
Attendance: 17,427
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