NHL game summary from March 10, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (37-18-11) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Minnesota North Stars (24-30-11) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | MIN, | Bobby Smith 29 (Al MacAdam, Gary Sargent), 5:25 - PP |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 19 (Brad Park, Peter McNab), 11:59 - PP | |
| 2: | BOS, | Brad Park 5, 3:18 - PP |
| MIN, | Steve Payne 15, 3:45 | |
| MIN, | Tim Young 22 (Per-Olov Brasar, Brad Maxwell), 17:12 - PP | |
| 3: | BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 20 (Brad Park), 10:44 |
| BOS, | Rick Middleton 35 (Jean Ratelle, Mike Milbury), 19:38 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Al Secord, BOS [Charging] 5:03 |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Hi-sticking] 6:04 | |
| Bryan Maxwell, MIN [Hi-sticking] 6:04 | |
| Brad Maxwell, MIN [Tripping] 6:54 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Fighting] 8:04 | |
| Bryan Maxwell, MIN [Fighting] 8:04 | |
| Bob Miller, BOS [Tripping] 9:24 | |
| Tim Young, MIN [Hooking] 11:06 | |
| Bryan Maxwell, MIN [Hi-sticking] 15:22 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Hooking] 18:24 | |
| Dennis O'Brien, BOS [Hi-sticking] 19:33 | |
| 2: | Steve Payne, MIN [Hooking] 2:59 |
| Fred Barrett, MIN [Interference] 6:06 | |
| Gary Doak, BOS [Interference] 8:09 | |
| Gary Sargent, MIN [Holding] 15:09 | |
| Gerry Cheevers, BOS [Slashing] 16:02 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Tripping] 17:32 | |
| 3: | Brad Maxwell, MIN [Roughing] 2:51 |
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Roughing] 2:51 | |
| Brad Maxwell, MIN [Fighting] 4:51 | |
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Fighting] 4:51 | |
| Al Secord, BOS [Holding] 6:20 | |
| Fred Barrett, MIN [Tripping] 11:32 |
Penalty time: BOS: 30 minutes
MIN: 28 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 34 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Butters | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Maxwell | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 9 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Roberts | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 8- 9-17-34
MIN: 12-16- 8-36
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 18-6-8)
MIN: Gilles Meloche (L, 18-18-6)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Don Koharski
Attendance: 15,021
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