NHL game summary from March 2, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (37-18-9) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 New York Rangers (30-25-9) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | NYR, | Dean Talafous 6 (Barry Beck, Ron Greschner), :44 - PP |
| NYR, | Anders Hedberg 30 (Steve Vickers, Walt Tkaczuk), 5:42 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | BOS, | Peter McNab 29 (Terry O'Reilly, Rick Middleton), 6:53 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Brad McCrimmon, BOS [Tripping] 0:36 |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Hooking] 10:13 | |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Tripping] 12:01 | |
| John Wensink, BOS [Elbowing] 14:30 | |
| 2: | Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Hooking] 5:07 |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Elbowing, Roughing] 10:13 | |
| Ed Johnstone, NYR [Roughing] 10:13 | |
| Don Murdoch, NYR [Tripping] 10:35 | |
| 3: | Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Hooking] 5:32 |
| Bobby Lalonde, BOS [Holding] 9:30 |
Penalty time: BOS: 10 minutes
NYR: 12 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ray Bourque | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brad McCrimmon | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig MacTavish | 32 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 15 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 15 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Tim Bothwell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Sulliman | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Mayer | 34 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 18 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 18 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 7- 2- 6-15
NYR: 3- 6- 9-18
Goalies: BOS: Gilles Gilbert (L, 20-9-3)
NYR: John Davidson (W, 12-10-3)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 17,415
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