NHL game summary from December 13, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (9-12-6) |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
 Boston Bruins (16-7-5) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | DET, | Dennis Sobchuk 2 (Reed Larson, Paul Woods), 1:30 |
| BOS, | Peter McNab 15 (Jean Ratelle, Rick Middleton), 3:53 - PP | |
| BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 7 (Peter McNab, Brad McCrimmon), 12:40 | |
| 2: | DET, | Mike Foligno 8 (Willie Huber, Pete Mahovlich), 1:09 |
| DET, | Dan Labraaten 10 (Dale McCourt, Jim Korn), 2:36 | |
| BOS, | Rick Smith 5, 3:12 | |
| BOS, | Rick Middleton 11 (Stan Jonathan), 13:43 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Al Secord 6 (Peter McNab, Terry O'Reilly), 7:52 |
| DET, | Errol Thompson 11 (Mike Foligno), 10:13 | |
| DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 19, 13:05 | |
| BOS, | Al Secord 7 (Peter McNab), 13:18 | |
| DET, | Reed Larson 8 (Pete Mahovlich), 18:43 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dan Bolduc, DET [Holding] 2:01 | |
| John Wensink, BOS [Slashing] 4:23 | ||
| Paul Woods, DET [Holding] 7:21 | ||
| 2: | Stan Jonathan, BOS [Holding] 9:57 | |
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Roughing] 17:02 | ||
| Vaclav Nedomansky, DET [Roughing] 17:02 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: DET: 6 minutes
BOS: 6 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Long | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Dennis Sobchuk | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Glenn Hicks | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim Korn | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 24 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ray Bourque | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Songin | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad McCrimmon | 29 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 8- 8- 8-24
BOS: 13- 8- 9-30
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (T, 4-4-3)
BOS: Gilles Gilbert (T, 11-4-1)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Ron Foyt
Attendance: 9,333
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