NHL game summary from December 10, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (9-14-3) |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
 Boston Bruins (17-5-6) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
1: BOS, Rick Middleton 13 (Wayne Cashman, Rick Smith), 1:34
MIN, Kent-Erik Andersson 5, 9:37 - SH
BOS, Mike Milbury 1 (Jean Ratelle), 17:36
2: BOS, Wayne Cashman 7 (Rick Middleton, Jean Ratelle), 2:16
MIN, Per-Olov Brasar 2 (J.P. Parise, Greg Smith), 5:24
BOS, Peter McNab 17 (Wayne Cashman), 10:07
MIN, Tom Younghans 4 (Glen Sharpley, Mike Polich), 14:18
MIN, Jean Potvin 3 (Kent-Erik Andersson), 17:29 - SH
3: no scoring
Penalties:
1: Jean Ratelle, BOS [Holding] 1:52
Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Holding] 6:21
Greg Smith, MIN [Hooking] 8:14
Bench penalty, BOS [Too many men on the ice] 13:11
Jean Potvin, MIN [Holding] 18:25
2: Rick Smith, BOS [Holding] 11:01
Per-Olov Brasar, MIN [Hooking] 15:40
3: none
Penalty time: MIN: 6 minutes
BOS: 8 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Butters | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -2 | 14 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| 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 | 3 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Walton | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Sims | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 22 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 4- 6- 4-14
BOS: 7- 7- 8-22
Goalies: MIN: Gilles Meloche (T, 6-7-1)
BOS: Gerry Cheevers (T, 7-0-3)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 12,091
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