NHL game summary from February 27, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (36-16-9) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
 Hartford Whalers (21-27-12) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | BOS, | Rick Smith 7 (Peter McNab, Terry O'Reilly), 4:23 |
| BOS, | Jean Ratelle 24 (Brad Park), 6:04 | |
| HAR, | Blaine Stoughton 38 (Al Sims, Mike Rogers), 15:30 - PP | |
| BOS, | Peter McNab 25 (Terry O'Reilly), 17:30 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Peter McNab 26 (Terry O'Reilly, Rick Smith), :32 |
| HAR, | Pat Boutette 7 (Al Sims, Mike Rogers), :56 | |
| BOS, | Craig MacTavish 5 (Ray Bourque), 5:42 | |
| HAR, | Blaine Stoughton 39 (Rick Ley), 12:36 - PP | |
| 3: | BOS, | Peter McNab 27 (Brad Park, Rick Middleton), 8:41 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rick Ley, HAR [Hooking] 8:10 |
| Rick Smith, BOS [Tripping] 12:08 | |
| Ray Bourque, BOS [Hi-sticking major] 13:36 | |
| Pat Boutette, HAR [Hi-sticking major] 13:36 | |
| Gerry Cheevers, BOS [Tripping] 14:52 | |
| 2: | Bernie Johnston, HAR [Hooking] 7:13 |
| Gary Doak, BOS [Holding] 11:02 | |
| 3: | Rick Middleton, BOS [Holding] 2:43 |
| Nick Fotiu, HAR [Hi-sticking] 8:18 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Hooking] 8:52 |
Penalty time: BOS: 15 minutes
HAR: 11 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ray Bourque | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig MacTavish | 32 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 19 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 19 | ||||||
| HAR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Smith | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Ley | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Al Sims | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Mark Howe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gordie Roberts | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ray Allison | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gordie Howe | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tim Sheehy | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jordy Douglas | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Mike Rogers | 17 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Blaine Stoughton | 21 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Nick Fotiu | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernie Johnston | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Boutette | 28 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| Greg Carroll | 31 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Giroux | 32 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| John Garrett | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 7- 5- 9-21
HAR: 10-11- 8-29
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 15-8-3)
HAR: John Garrett (L, 15-21-9),
Al Smith Referee: Wally Harris Linesmen: Ron Asselstine, Bob Luther Attendance: 14,460
Al Smith Referee: Wally Harris Linesmen: Ron Asselstine, Bob Luther Attendance: 14,460
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