NHL game summary from January 3, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (25-6-7) |
0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
 Chicago Blackhawks (12-17-7) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | CHI, | Ivan Boldirev 16 (Mike O'Connell, Reg Kerr), 10:50 |
| CHI, | Reg Kerr 6 (Darcy Rota, Doug Hicks), 14:16 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Mike Walton 10 (Bob Miller), 6:55 |
| BOS, | Bobby Schmautz 8 (Wayne Cashman, Dick Redmond), 7:55 - PP | |
| BOS, | Don Marcotte 14 (Mike Milbury, Peter McNab), 9:40 | |
| 3: | CHI, | Bob Murray 9 (Alain Daigle), 6:59 |
| BOS, | Peter McNab 22 (Gary Doak, John Wensink), 9:48 | |
| BOS, | Bobby Schmautz 9 (Jean Ratelle), 18:51 | |
| BOS, | Bob Miller 11 (Rick Middleton, Gerry Cheevers), 19:18 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bobby Schmautz, BOS [Hi-sticking] 1:59 |
| Rick Smith, BOS [Hi-sticking] 7:31 | |
| Reg Kerr, CHI [Hi-sticking] 7:31 | |
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Hooking] 8:46 | |
| Dave Logan, CHI [Hooking] 14:48 | |
| 2: | Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Roughing] 3:33 |
| Ted Bulley, CHI [Interference] 7:12 | |
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Interference] 16:23 | |
| Dick Redmond, BOS [Tripping] 18:24 | |
| 3: | Reg Kerr, CHI [Interference] 7:33 |
Penalty time: BOS: 12 minutes
CHI: 8 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Mike Walton | 27 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Sims | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 27 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Logan | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Doug Lecuyer | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Reg Kerr | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Mike O'Connell | 14 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Higgins | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Wilson | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Doug Hicks | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 8- 7-12-27
CHI: 10- 5- 9-24
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 13-1-4)
CHI: Tony Esposito (L, 10-13-5)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Swede Knox
Attendance: 12,672
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