NHL game summary from December 4, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (15-6-4) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (17-1-6) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | BOS, | Ray Bourque 5 (Jean Ratelle), 11:23 |
| 2: | BOS, | Rick Smith 4 (Don Marcotte, Craig MacTavish), 7:05 |
| PHI, | Reggie Leach 19 (Bobby Clarke, Andre Dupont), 11:21 - SH | |
| PHI, | Paul Holmgren 10 (Jimmy Watson, Reggie Leach), 12:29 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rick Smith, BOS [Tripping] 0:42 | |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Elbowing] 2:11 | ||
| Gerry Cheevers, BOS [Slashing] 2:11 | ||
| Al Secord, BOS [Fighting] 6:06 | ||
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Fighting] 6:06 | ||
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Tripping] 14:15 | ||
| Behn Wilson, PHI [Holding] 15:13 | ||
| 2: | Reggie Leach, PHI [Hooking] 0:57 | |
| Stan Jonathan, BOS [Hooking] 2:01 | ||
| Behn Wilson, PHI [Cross checking] 4:16 | ||
| Craig MacTavish, BOS [Roughing] 7:10 | ||
| Mel Bridgman, PHI [Roughing] 7:10 | ||
| Craig MacTavish, BOS [Roughing] 9:10 | ||
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Elbowing] 9:59 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: BOS: 17 minutes
PHI: 17 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Bourque | 7 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Songin | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Brad McCrimmon | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig MacTavish | 32 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 14 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 14 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| John Paddock | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ken Linseman | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Al Hill | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Norm Barnes | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Brian Propp | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Mike Busniuk | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Myre | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -1 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -1 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 6- 3- 5-14
PHI: 19-10- 9-38
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (T, 3-3-1)
PHI: Phil Myre (T, 9-1-3)
Referee: Ron Harris
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Bob Luther
Attendance: 17,077
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