NHL game summary from December 23, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (14-12-8) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
 Boston Bruins (23-5-6) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | BUF, | Ric Seiling 6 (Rene Robert, Rick Martin), 1:39 |
| BUF, | Derek Smith 10 (Gilbert Perreault, Jim Schoenfeld), 2:26 | |
| BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 9 (Bob Miller, Al Sims), 5:54 | |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 8 (John Wensink, Al Sims), 7:57 | |
| BUF, | Derek Smith 11 (Tony McKegney, Gilbert Perreault), 16:47 | |
| BOS, | Mike Walton 9 (Rick Middleton, Jean Ratelle), 16:59 | |
| 2: | BUF, | Gary McAdam 4 (Jerry Korab), 4:16 |
| BOS, | Jean Ratelle 12 (Rick Middleton, John Wensink), 15:22 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Al Sims 8 (Bob Miller, Wayne Cashman), 3:52 |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 9 (Peter McNab), 14:01 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Mike Milbury, BOS [Hooking] 9:41 | |
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Tripping] 11:54 | ||
| 3: | Dennis O'Brien, BOS [Elbowing] 0:11 | |
Penalty time: BUF: 2 minutes
BOS: 4 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Stewart | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jacques Richard | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Richie Dunn | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 24 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Walton | 27 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Al Sims | 29 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 9- 6- 9-24
BOS: 9- 9-10-28
Goalies: BUF: Don Edwards (L, 9-8-5)
BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 12-0-3)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 13,746
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