NHL game summary from December 27, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (23-5-7) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs (17-16-5) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | TOR, | Jimmy Jones 6 (Ian Turnbull, Lanny McDonald), 9:14 |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | BOS, | Rick Middleton 16 (Brad Park, Dick Redmond), 2:10 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jean Ratelle, BOS [Interference] 13:21 |
| Ian Turnbull, TOR [Interference] 14:26 | |
| 2: | Bobby Schmautz, BOS [Slashing] 2:40 |
| Rick Smith, BOS [Hi-sticking] 5:36 | |
| Jimmy Jones, TOR [Hi-sticking] 5:36 | |
| 3: | Lorne Stamler, TOR [Interference] 1:59 |
Penalty time: BOS: 6 minutes
TOR: 6 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Walton | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Sims | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 35 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Joel Quenneville | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Trevor Johansen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John Anderson | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorne Stamler | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Bruce Boudreau | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Monahan | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Hutchison | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Burrows | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 8-15-12-35
TOR: 10-10- 7-27
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (T, 12-0-4)
TOR: Mike Palmateer (T, 11-10-4)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 16,485
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