NHL game summary from December 20, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (14-13-4) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Boston Bruins (18-8-5) |
2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 1: | BOS, | Rick Smith 6 (Al Secord, Jean Ratelle), 15:33 |
| BOS, | Dick Redmond 6 (Rick Middleton), 16:35 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Jean Ratelle 14 (Rick Middleton, Ray Bourque), 3:36 - PP |
| BOS, | Al Secord 9 (Dick Redmond, Terry O'Reilly), 15:19 | |
| BOS, | Dick Redmond 7 (Bob Miller), 18:47 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Peter McNab 16 (Tom Songin, Ray Bourque), 5:22 |
| BOS, | Peter McNab 17 (Al Secord), 5:46 | |
| BOS, | John Wensink 7, 16:29 | |
| BOS, | Jean Ratelle 15 (Ray Bourque, Rick Middleton), 16:55 | |
| BOS, | Bob Miller 7 (Bobby Lalonde), 19:05 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Brad McCrimmon, BOS [Elbowing] 2:22 |
| Dave Burrows, TOR [Interference] 7:11 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Tripping] 7:11 | |
| Bob Miller, BOS [Hooking] 11:58 | |
| Dave Burrows, TOR [Holding] 17:00 | |
| 2: | Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Interference] 3:20 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Holding] 4:21 | |
| Ray Bourque, BOS [Roughing] 12:06 | |
| 3: | Ian Turnbull, TOR [Tripping] 1:03 |
| Dwight Foster, BOS [Elbowing] 13:14 |
Penalty time: TOR: 10 minutes
BOS: 10 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 0 |
| Joel Quenneville | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 1 |
| Greg Hotham | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Rocky Saganiuk | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 1 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| John Anderson | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Laurie Boschman | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Paul Gardner | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| Dave Hutchison | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dave Burrows | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -45 | 18 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -45 | 18 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Ray Bourque | 7 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Songin | 28 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brad McCrimmon | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 46 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 46 | 41 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 9- 3- 6-18
BOS: 13-15-13-41
Goalies: TOR: Mike Palmateer (L, 10-10-2)
BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 5-4-1)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Ron Foyt
Attendance: 11,670
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