NHL game summary from December 22, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (21-1-9) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
 Boston Bruins (18-9-5) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | PHI, | Bobby Clarke 6, 5:58 |
| PHI, | Bill Barber 17 (Rick MacLeish, Behn Wilson), 8:51 - PP | |
| 2: | PHI, | Ken Linseman 10 (Jimmy Watson, Mel Bridgman), :56 |
| BOS, | Tom Songin 1 (Bob Miller, Rick Smith), 3:03 | |
| BOS, | Mike Milbury 3 (Terry O'Reilly, Dwight Foster), 4:10 | |
| PHI, | Jimmy Watson 2 (Mike Busniuk), 4:40 | |
| 3: | PHI, | Bob Kelly 5 (Mike Busniuk), 10:21 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Al Hill, PHI [Hooking] 1:42 |
| Mel Bridgman, PHI [Fighting] 7:18 | |
| Ray Bourque, BOS [Fighting] 7:18 | |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Fighting, Match penalty] 7:18 | |
| John Wensink, BOS [Roughing, Fighting, Match penalty] 7:18 | |
| Bobby Lalonde, BOS [Slashing] 8:39 | |
| Ken Linseman, PHI [Roughing] 12:43 | |
| 2: | Brian Propp, PHI [Cross checking] 6:50 |
| 3: | Gilles Gilbert, BOS [Interference] 0:37 |
| Bobby Clarke, PHI [Slashing] 3:13 | |
| Rick MacLeish, PHI [Tripping] 18:05 | |
| Stan Jonathan, BOS [Roughing] 18:19 | |
| Behn Wilson, PHI [Roughing] 18:19 |
Penalty time: PHI: 32 minutes
BOS: 28 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Frank Bathe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Paddock | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Linseman | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Hill | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Norm Barnes | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Propp | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Busniuk | 28 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Myre | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 18 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 18 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Bourque | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Songin | 28 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brad McCrimmon | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 20 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 5- 5- 8-18
BOS: 9- 5- 6-20
Goalies: PHI: Phil Myre (W, 10-1-5)
BOS: Gilles Gilbert (L, 12-5-1)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Paul Flaherty
Attendance: 14,673
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