NHL game summary from December 1, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (15-5-3) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Detroit Red Wings (7-10-4) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | BOS, | Mike Milbury 2, 10:43 |
| DET, | Pete Mahovlich 5 (Errol Thompson, Mike Foligno), 15:45 - PP | |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 6 (Ray Bourque, Dick Redmond), 18:43 - PP | |
| DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 13 (Dale McCourt, Dan Labraaten), 19:58 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Rick Middleton 9 (Jean Ratelle, Wayne Cashman), 2:16 - PP |
| DET, | Dan Labraaten 7 (Reed Larson, Willie Huber), 2:46 | |
| DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 14 (Dan Labraaten, Dale McCourt), 3:24 | |
| 3: | DET, | Reed Larson 4 (Errol Thompson, Pete Mahovlich), 7:14 - PP |
| DET, | Reed Larson 5 (Paul Woods, Dennis Polonich), 7:42 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dick Redmond, BOS [Hooking] 15:20 |
| Willie Huber, DET [Holding] 17:26 | |
| 2: | Glenn Hicks, DET [Hooking] 1:00 |
| Rick Smith, BOS [Roughing] 7:37 | |
| Dan Bolduc, DET [Hooking] 14:31 | |
| Bench penalty, DET [Too many men on the ice] 16:54 | |
| 3: | Greg Joly, DET [Holding] 1:09 |
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Hooking] 7:09 |
Penalty time: BOS: 6 minutes
DET: 10 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Ray Bourque | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Brad McCrimmon | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 35 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Long | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Sobchuk | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Glenn Hicks | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Jim Korn | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 7-17-11-35
DET: 13-11- 6-30
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (L, 3-3-0)
DET: Rogie Vachon (W, 4-6-3)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Ron Asselstine
Attendance: 15,119
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