NHL game summary from March 4, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (36-17-11) |
5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
 Detroit Red Wings (15-34-14) |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | DET, | Dan Labraaten 13 (Dale McCourt, Reed Larson), 3:08 - PP |
| DET, | Errol Thompson 18 (Reed Larson), 3:58 | |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 17 (Jean Ratelle, Don Marcotte), 4:48 | |
| BOS, | John Wensink 28 (Jean Ratelle, Dennis O'Brien), 6:07 | |
| BOS, | Brad Park 4 (Al Sims, Rick Middleton), 7:35 - PP | |
| BOS, | Gary Doak 6 (Bob Miller, Bobby Schmautz), 9:05 | |
| DET, | Errol Thompson 19 (Reed Larson, Bill Hogaboam), 12:23 | |
| DET, | Dale McCourt 24 (Vaclav Nedomansky), 13:56 - PP | |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 18 (Brad Park, Don Marcotte), 14:27 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Al Sims 9, 9:57 |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dennis O'Brien, BOS [Interference] 2:50 |
| Reed Larson, DET [Interference] 6:27 | |
| Dennis O'Brien, BOS [Holding] 12:49 | |
| Al Sims, BOS [Tripping] 18:15 | |
| 2: | Perry Miller, DET [Tripping] 7:10 |
| Al Sims, BOS [Hooking] 7:25 | |
| 3: | Reed Larson, DET [Holding] 10:43 |
Penalty time: BOS: 8 minutes
DET: 6 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Al Sims | 29 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 35 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Greg Carroll | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -15 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -15 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 14-14- 7-35
DET: 13- 6- 9-28
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 17-6-8)
DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 5-9-3)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Matt Pavelich
Attendance: 14,909
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