NHL game summary from December 9, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (17-5-5) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (14-10-4) |
4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 1: | PHI, | Rick MacLeish 10 (Bill Barber, Bob Dailey), 12:05 - PP |
| PHI, | Bob Dailey 5 (Rick Lapointe, Paul Evans), 13:26 | |
| PHI, | Rick MacLeish 11 (Bob Dailey, Blake Dunlop), 14:54 | |
| PHI, | Bobby Clarke 5 (Bill Barber, Bob Dailey), 19:40 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Peter McNab 16 (Terry O'Reilly, Mike Walton), 7:46 |
| BOS, | Don Marcotte 11 (Mike Walton), 13:47 | |
| PHI, | Bobby Clarke 6 (Bill Barber), 15:04 | |
| PHI, | Bill Barber 13 (Bobby Clarke, Jimmy Watson), 19:43 | |
| 3: | PHI, | Rick MacLeish 12 (Blake Dunlop), 7:02 - SH |
| PHI, | Bob Kelly 3 (Dave Hoyda), 14:35 | |
| PHI, | Blake Dunlop 7 (Rick MacLeish, Bob Dailey), 19:47 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Paul Holmgren, PHI [Holding] 5:55 | |
| Dennis O'Brien, BOS [Tripping] 10:16 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Jimmy Watson, PHI [Interference] 5:33 | |
| Bob Dailey, PHI [Hi-sticking] 7:24 | ||
| Al Secord, BOS [Roughing] 11:30 | ||
| John Wensink, BOS [Elbowing] 16:43 | ||
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Roughing] 16:43 | ||
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Roughing] 18:43 | ||
| John Wensink, BOS [Roughing double minor] 18:43 | ||
Penalty time: BOS: 10 minutes
PHI: 10 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 3 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -3 | 1 |
| Tom Songin | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Mike Walton | 27 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| Al Sims | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -29 | 18 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -29 | 18 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Parent | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Paul Evans | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Barry Dean | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Blake Dunlop | 32 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 28 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 28 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 2- 8- 8-18
PHI: 12-10- 8-30
Goalies: BOS: Gilles Gilbert (L, 9-5-2),
Gerry Cheevers PHI: Bernie Parent (W, 10-8-3) Referee: Andy van Hellemond Linesmen: Jim Christison, Matt Pavelich Attendance: 17,077
Gerry Cheevers PHI: Bernie Parent (W, 10-8-3) Referee: Andy van Hellemond Linesmen: Jim Christison, Matt Pavelich Attendance: 17,077
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