NHL game summary from December 31, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (24-6-7) |
4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
 Buffalo Sabres (15-13-9) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | BUF, | Danny Gare 13 (Craig Ramsay), 3:06 |
| BOS, | Peter McNab 21 (Brad Park, Terry O'Reilly), 3:51 | |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 10 (Bobby Schmautz, Jean Ratelle), 8:42 | |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 11 (Brad Park, Bobby Schmautz), 9:52 - PP | |
| BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 10 (John Wensink, Peter McNab), 19:59 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Wayne Cashman 12 (Jean Ratelle, Al Sims), 9:41 - PP |
| BOS, | Don Marcotte 13 (Dick Redmond, Bob Miller), 11:02 - PP | |
| BOS, | John Wensink 23 (Terry O'Reilly, Peter McNab), 18:09 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Danny Gare 14 (Craig Ramsay, Bill Hajt), 9:16 |
| BUF, | Craig Ramsay 12 (Gilbert Perreault, Bill Hajt), 19:50 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Interference] 9:44 |
| 2: | Lee Fogolin, BUF [Roughing] 5:13 |
| Bill Hajt, BUF [Interference] 8:14 | |
| Jerry Korab, BUF [Tripping] 9:51 | |
| Dick Redmond, BOS [Tripping] 14:59 | |
| 3: | Bill Stewart, BUF [Holding] 13:33 |
| Al Secord, BOS [Slashing] 19:12 |
Penalty time: BOS: 4 minutes
BUF: 10 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Walton | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Al Sims | 29 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jim Pettie | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 29 | ||||||
| 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 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Sauve | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 14- 4-11-29
BUF: 5-10- 9-24
Goalies: BOS: Jim Pettie (W, 3-0-1)
BUF: Don Edwards (L, 10-9-5),
Bob Sauve Referee: John McCauley Linesmen: Willard Norris, Ron Finn Attendance: 16,433
Bob Sauve Referee: John McCauley Linesmen: Willard Norris, Ron Finn Attendance: 16,433
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