NHL game summary from December 9, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (11-11-7) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Boston Bruins (16-7-4) |
0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1: | VAN, | Thomas Gradin 9 (Dennis Kearns), 18:23 - PP |
| 2: | VAN, | Don Lever 13 (Gary Lupul), 2:56 |
| BOS, | Peter McNab 12, 8:23 | |
| VAN, | Gary Lupul 2, 11:50 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Al Secord 5 (Ray Bourque, Peter McNab), 10:51 |
| BOS, | Peter McNab 13 (Mike Milbury), 11:07 | |
| BOS, | Peter McNab 14, 11:23 | |
| BOS, | Rick Middleton 10, 19:14 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Kevin McCarthy, VAN [Holding] 0:21 | |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Tripping] 15:36 | ||
| Stan Jonathan, BOS [Interference] 17:17 | ||
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Slashing] 19:24 | ||
| 2: | Mike Milbury, BOS [Fighting] 4:35 | |
| Jere Gillis, VAN [Fighting] 4:35 | ||
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Hooking] 4:53 | ||
| Al Secord, BOS [Fighting] 12:17 | ||
| Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Fighting] 12:17 | ||
| Dennis Kearns, VAN [Roughing] 12:47 | ||
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Roughing] 16:22 | ||
| Jere Gillis, VAN [Roughing] 16:22 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: VAN: 18 minutes
BOS: 18 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Lupul | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bill Derlago | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Brad Smith | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 16 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 16 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ray Bourque | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Songin | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad McCrimmon | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 3- 9- 4-16
BOS: 6-10-16-32
Goalies: VAN: Curt Ridley (L, 0-4-2)
BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 4-3-1)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Bob Luther, Wayne Forsey
Attendance: 10,636
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