NHL game summary from March 8, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (39-18-9) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
 New York Islanders (31-27-9) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | BOS, | Peter McNab 30 (Bobby Lalonde, Terry O'Reilly), 1:22 |
| BOS, | Al Secord 20, 7:48 | |
| BOS, | Bobby Lalonde 6 (Peter McNab, Dick Redmond), 8:47 | |
| NYI, | Duane Sutter 11 (Garry Howatt, Denis Potvin), 13:57 | |
| 2: | NYI, | Bryan Trottier 35 (Gord Lane, Denis Potvin), 5:17 |
| BOS, | Rick Middleton 31 (Brad Park, Ray Bourque), 11:35 - PP | |
| 3: | NYI, | John Tonelli 13 (Stefan Persson, Glenn Resch), 7:56 - PP |
| BOS, | Mike Milbury 9 (Dwight Foster, Craig MacTavish), 8:08 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Brad McCrimmon, BOS [Hooking] 17:25 |
| John Tonelli, NYI [Holding] 18:04 | |
| 2: | Dwight Foster, BOS [Holding] 3:08 |
| Brad McCrimmon, BOS [Holding] 5:39 | |
| Dave Lewis, NYI [Slashing] 10:08 | |
| 3: | Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Holding] 5:57 |
| Stefan Persson, NYI [Elbowing] 10:12 | |
| Bobby Lalonde, BOS [Slashing] 10:12 |
Penalty time: BOS: 10 minutes
NYI: 6 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ray Bourque | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Brad McCrimmon | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig MacTavish | 32 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 24 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Ken Morrow | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Duane Sutter | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Tambellini | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Gord Lane | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 9- 7- 8-24
NYI: 9-12-10-31
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 18-8-3)
NYI: Billy Smith,
Glenn Resch (L, 16-13-5) Referee: Bruce Hood Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Paul Flaherty Attendance: 14,995
Glenn Resch (L, 16-13-5) Referee: Bruce Hood Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Paul Flaherty Attendance: 14,995
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