NHL game summary from December 23, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (19-9-5) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 New York Rangers (16-15-5) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | NYR, | Mario Marois 5 (Don Maloney, Phil Esposito), 9:47 |
| 2: | BOS, | Rick Middleton 13 (Rick Smith, Craig MacTavish), 1:23 |
| NYR, | Don Murdoch 16 (Steve Vickers, Carol Vadnais), 3:46 - PP | |
| NYR, | Anders Hedberg 19 (Ulf Nilsson), 18:06 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 10 (Peter McNab, Ray Bourque), 1:09 - PP |
| BOS, | Bobby Lalonde 3 (Ray Bourque), 2:13 - PP | |
| BOS, | Stan Jonathan 6 (Bobby Lalonde, Peter McNab), 13:36 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Steve Vickers, NYR [Tripping] 4:49 |
| Al Secord, BOS [Hi-sticking] 8:05 | |
| Ed Hospodar, NYR [Hi-sticking] 8:05 | |
| Rick Smith, BOS [Tripping] 11:45 | |
| John Davidson, NYR [Tripping] 18:21 | |
| 2: | Rick Smith, BOS [Tripping] 2:24 |
| Ed Johnstone, NYR [Slashing] 4:51 | |
| Gary Doak, BOS [Holding] 8:33 | |
| Rick Smith, BOS [Hi-sticking] 11:23 | |
| Ed Johnstone, NYR [Hi-sticking] 11:23 | |
| Dean Talafous, NYR [Hooking] 19:28 | |
| 3: | Ulf Nilsson, NYR [Tripping] 0:29 |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Game misconduct] 20:00 |
Penalty time: BOS: 10 minutes
NYR: 24 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ray Bourque | 7 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Songin | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad McCrimmon | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig MacTavish | 32 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 2 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 2 | 24 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Beaton | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Hospodar | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Miller | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Ray Markham | 29 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 17 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 17 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 7- 8- 9-24
NYR: 3-11- 3-17
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 6-4-1)
NYR: John Davidson (L, 4-6-1)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Don Koharski, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 17,415
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