NHL game summary from January 21, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (16-20-6) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Boston Bruins (28-10-6) |
2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 1: | DET, | Paul Woods 8 (Terry Harper, Dale McCourt), 7:47 |
| BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 15 (Bobby Schmautz, Brad Park), 10:13 - PP | |
| BOS, | Bobby Schmautz 23 (Don Marcotte), 19:37 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Wayne Cashman 10 (Peter McNab, John Wensink), 7:20 |
| BOS, | John Wensink 8 (Peter McNab, Wayne Cashman), 10:36 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Don Marcotte 13 (Dwight Foster, Gregg Sheppard), 6:39 |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 11 (Peter McNab, Brad Park), 14:53 | |
| BOS, | Bobby Schmautz 24 (Gregg Sheppard), 19:46 - SH |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rick Bowness, DET [Roughing] 5:59 | |
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Roughing double minor] 5:59 | ||
| Reed Larson, DET [Hooking] 8:12 | ||
| Dan Maloney, DET [Holding] 10:01 | ||
| Rick Smith, BOS [Holding] 11:31 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Stan Jonathan, BOS [Hi-sticking] 12:22 | |
| Bob Miller, BOS [Tripping] 18:06 | ||
Penalty time: DET: 6 minutes
BOS: 10 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Bowness | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Dennis Hull | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -26 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -26 | 21 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Al Sims | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Grahame | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 25 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 25 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 10- 2- 9-21
BOS: 15-14- 7-36
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 7-10-2)
BOS: Ron Grahame (W, 9-3-3)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Randy Mitton, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 8,463
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