NHL game summary from February 4, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (18-29-7) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Boston Bruins (32-13-9) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
1: BOS, Rick Middleton 22 (Wayne Cashman, Rick Smith), 3:06
BOS, Peter McNab 27 (Rick Middleton, Wayne Cashman), 3:43
2: BOS, Terry O'Reilly 15 (Jean Ratelle, John Wensink), :34
VAN, Bob Manno 3, 6:52
BOS, Rick Middleton 23 (Peter McNab, Rick Smith), 19:29
3: BOS, Gary Doak 5 (Al Sims, Jean Ratelle), 7:03 - PP
BOS, Tom Songin 3 (Jean Ratelle), 7:33
Penalties:
1: none
2: Dennis O'Brien, BOS [Cross checking] 4:45
Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Roughing] 7:50
Hilliard Graves, VAN [Roughing] 7:50
Al Sims, BOS [Tripping] 8:20
Harold Snepsts, VAN [Interference] 13:22
3: Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Fighting, Misconduct] 0:34
Hilliard Graves, VAN [Roughing] 0:34
Larry Goodenough, VAN [Holding] 6:52
Penalty time: VAN: 8 minutes
BOS: 21 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Larry Goodenough | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Callander | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Rob Flockhart | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Bromley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -19 | 30 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Tom Songin | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 2 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Sims | 29 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 12-10- 8-30
BOS: 13- 8- 6-27
Goalies: VAN: Gary Bromley (L, 5-12-2)
BOS: Gilles Gilbert (W, 10-5-2)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 14,232
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