NHL game summary from February 20, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (33-15-10) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 Colorado Rockies (12-38-8) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | BOS, | Peter McNab 28 (Terry O'Reilly), 6:05 |
| COL, | Wilf Paiement 18 (Jack Valiquette, Bill Lochead), 16:27 | |
| BOS, | Peter McNab 29 (Terry O'Reilly, Rick Middleton), 17:53 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Rick Middleton 25 (Terry O'Reilly, Peter McNab), 8:45 |
| 3: | BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 18 (Rick Middleton, Peter McNab), 1:00 - PP |
| BOS, | Rick Middleton 26 (Terry O'Reilly), 3:49 | |
| COL, | Bill Lochead 6, 11:52 | |
| COL, | Ron Delorme 13 (Ralph Klassen, Paul Gardner), 19:09 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Holding] 1:29 | |
| Wilf Paiement, COL [Hooking] 19:51 | ||
| 3: | Mike Milbury, BOS [Hooking] 15:57 | |
Penalty time: BOS: 4 minutes
COL: 2 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 | 0 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Al Sims | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 24 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Beverley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Lochead | 11 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Gillis | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jack Valiquette | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rey Comeau | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Don Awrey | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Merlin Malinowski | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Dennis Owchar | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Michel Plasse | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -5 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -5 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 11- 8- 5-24
COL: 6-11-12-29
Goalies: BOS: Gilles Gilbert (W, 11-6-2)
COL: Michel Plasse (L, 8-21-1)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Bob Luther, Swede Knox
Attendance: 5,748
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