NHL game summary from December 27, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (22-7-5) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
 Washington Capitals (6-21-6) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | BOS, | Stan Jonathan 10 (Rick Smith, Gilles Gilbert), 9:57 |
| BOS, | Mike Milbury 4 (Bobby Schmautz, Bob Miller), 16:06 | |
| 2: | WAS, | Bob Girard 2 (Guy Charron, Larry Bolonchuk), 3:03 |
| WAS, | Bob Sirois 15, 9:44 | |
| WAS, | Gerry Meehan 6 (Bob Sirois, Rick Green), 14:32 - PP | |
| BOS, | Rick Smith 5 (Jean Ratelle, Terry O'Reilly), 15:57 | |
| BOS, | Bob Miller 7 (Gary Doak, Wayne Cashman), 17:36 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Mike Milbury 5 (Peter McNab), 11:11 |
| BOS, | Jean Ratelle 13 (Rick Middleton), 19:11 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Miller, BOS [Fighting] 3:04 |
| Robert Picard, WAS [Fighting] 3:04 | |
| Gord Lane, WAS [Tripping] 7:33 | |
| Robert Picard, WAS [Holding] 14:47 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Roughing] 14:47 | |
| 2: | Stan Jonathan, BOS [Hooking] 14:01 |
| 3: | Ron Lalonde, WAS [Holding] 7:51 |
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Charging] 15:41 |
Penalty time: BOS: 11 minutes
WAS: 11 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Forbes | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 19 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 19 | 34 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bolonchuk | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Girard | 10 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Craig Patrick | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Marson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Eddy Godin | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dave Forbes | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Bedard | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -19 | 18 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -19 | 18 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 10-16- 8-34
WAS: 7- 8- 3-18
Goalies: BOS: Gilles Gilbert (W, 12-4-2)
WAS: Jim Bedard (L, 2-5-1)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Willard Norris
Attendance: 14,841
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