NHL game summary from January 6, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (27-6-7) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
 Minnesota North Stars (14-19-4) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1: BOS, Jean Ratelle 13, 1:11
BOS, Don Marcotte 15 (Bob Miller, Rick Middleton), 10:00
BOS, Rick Middleton 18 (Don Marcotte), 13:31
2: BOS, Mike Walton 11 (Bobby Schmautz, Jean Ratelle), 8:58
MIN, Ron Zanussi 10 (Bobby Smith, Jean Potvin), 13:16 - PP
3: MIN, Steve Payne 5 (Bobby Smith), 1:55
BOS, John Wensink 24, 19:49 - EN
Penalties:
1: Wayne Cashman, BOS [Hooking] 1:46
John Wensink, BOS [Fighting] 8:34
Greg Smith, MIN [Fighting] 8:34
2: Al Secord, BOS [Fighting] 9:54
Bryan Maxwell, MIN [Fighting] 9:54
Al Sims, BOS [Cross checking] 12:01
Bryan Maxwell, MIN [Tripping] 19:09
3: Wayne Cashman, BOS [Tripping] 10:26
Penalty time: BOS: 16 minutes
MIN: 12 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 3 | 1 |
| Mike Walton | 27 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Al Sims | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Pettie | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 37 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Butters | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryan Maxwell | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -2 | 1 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -21 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 14-11-12-37
MIN: 12- 8- 8-28
Goalies: BOS: Jim Pettie (W, 5-0-1)
MIN: Gilles Meloche (L, 11-12-2)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 14,347
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