NHL game summary from February 14, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (32-14-9) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 New York Rangers (30-18-5) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | NYR, | Don Maloney 1 (Phil Esposito, Dave Farrish), 5:14 |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 27 (Don Maloney, Don Murdoch), 6:00 | |
| NYR, | Ulf Nilsson 26 (Pat Hickey, Mario Marois), 7:39 - PP | |
| 2: | NYR, | Carol Vadnais 6 (Anders Hedberg, Ron Greschner), 8:14 - PP |
| 3: | NYR, | Pat Hickey 24 (Ulf Nilsson, Anders Hedberg), 8:50 |
| BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 16 (Peter McNab), 14:59 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Brad Park, BOS [Holding] 0:24 |
| Stan Jonathan, BOS [Hooking] 6:33 | |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Interference] 9:15 | |
| Al Secord, BOS [Roughing] 13:24 | |
| Mario Marois, NYR [Roughing] 13:24 | |
| Gary Doak, BOS [Charging] 13:56 | |
| Pierre Plante, NYR [Hi-sticking] 17:12 | |
| Bobby Schmautz, BOS [Boarding] 18:15 | |
| 2: | Dean Talafous, NYR [Tripping] 4:01 |
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Interference] 7:49 | |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Delay of game, Hi-sticking] 9:34 | |
| John Wensink, BOS [Delay of game, Hi-sticking] 9:34 | |
| Dave Farrish, NYR [Interference] 12:19 | |
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Misconduct, Game misconduct] 15:21 | |
| 3: | Phil Esposito, NYR [Holding] 5:26 |
| Peter McNab, BOS [Holding] 15:11 |
Penalty time: BOS: 40 minutes
NYR: 16 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | -1 | 0 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Sims | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 22 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 0- 8-14-22
NYR: 15-10- 7-32
Goalies: BOS: Gilles Gilbert (L, 10-6-2)
NYR: John Davidson (W, 18-8-3)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 17,408
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