NHL game summary from December 30, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (23-6-7) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Montreal Canadiens (26-6-5) |
2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 1: | MTL, | Brian Engblom 1 (Doug Risebrough), 14:25 |
| MTL, | Doug Risebrough 4, 14:45 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | MTL, | Guy Lafleur 25 (Yvon Lambert, Pierre Mondou), 5:41 - PP |
| MTL, | Rick Chartraw 4 (Bob Gainey, Brian Engblom), 7:19 | |
| MTL, | Bob Gainey 9 (Doug Jarvis, Rick Chartraw), 7:37 | |
| MTL, | Pierre Mondou 15 (Mario Tremblay, Rejean Houle), 9:09 | |
| BOS, | John Wensink 22 (Terry O'Reilly), 15:14 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Al Secord, BOS [Roughing] 0:26 |
| Doug Risebrough, MTL [Roughing] 0:26 | |
| Bob Gainey, MTL [Hooking] 0:41 | |
| 2: | Mike Milbury, BOS [Interference] 3:23 |
| Doug Jarvis, MTL [Holding] 8:34 | |
| Larry Robinson, MTL [Cross checking] 15:25 | |
| Gerry Cheevers, BOS [Slashing] 18:24 | |
| 3: | Gary Doak, BOS [Holding] 5:33 |
Penalty time: BOS: 8 minutes
MTL: 8 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Walton | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Sims | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 26 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Hughes | 30 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 9- 6-11-26
MTL: 8-10-12-30
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (L, 12-1-4)
MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 16-3-3)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 18,001
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