NHL game summary from March 29, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (27-36-11) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 Boston Bruins (41-22-12) |
4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 1: | BOS, | Jean Ratelle 26 (Al Secord, John Wensink), 3:04 |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 25 (Dwight Foster, Stan Jonathan), 4:40 | |
| BOS, | Dwight Foster 9 (Mike Milbury, Stan Jonathan), 7:59 | |
| MIN, | Mike Polich 6 (Tom Younghans, Gary Sargent), 12:59 | |
| BOS, | Don Marcotte 18 (Peter McNab, Terry O'Reilly), 15:11 | |
| 2: | MIN, | Mike Fidler 22 (Kris Manery, Gary Sargent), 9:35 |
| BOS, | Stan Jonathan 5 (Wayne Cashman, Dwight Foster), 15:18 | |
| MIN, | Ron Zanussi 13 (Tim Young), 16:23 | |
| BOS, | Don Marcotte 19 (Mike Milbury, Terry O'Reilly), 17:01 | |
| 3: | MIN, | Ron Zanussi 14 (Per-Olov Brasar), 10:06 |
| BOS, | Brad Park 7, 12:49 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Al Sims, BOS [Interference] 5:35 |
| Dennis O'Brien, BOS [Hooking] 16:56 | |
| 2: | Fred Barrett, MIN [Interference] 1:54 |
| 3: | Stan Jonathan, BOS [Elbowing] 5:08 |
| Dennis O'Brien, BOS [Boarding] 13:07 |
Penalty time: MIN: 2 minutes
BOS: 8 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Lopresti | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Carlson | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 25 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Tom Songin | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Sims | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 10-12- 3-25
BOS: 8-12- 5-25
Goalies: MIN: Pete LoPresti (L, 1-3-0)
BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 22-8-8)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Swede Knox
Attendance: 11,292
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