NHL game summary from December 23, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (22-6-4) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Boston Bruins (21-7-5) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | BOS, | Gary Doak 1 (Terry O'Reilly, Rick Smith), 2:29 |
| BOS, | Bobby Schmautz 15 (Jean Ratelle), 13:17 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Brad Park 7 (Johnny Bucyk, Terry O'Reilly), 11:42 - PP |
| BOS, | Bobby Schmautz 16 (Don Marcotte, Jean Ratelle), 19:09 | |
| 3: | PHI, | Rick MacLeish 9 (Bobby Clarke, Bill Barber), 9:23 - PP |
| BOS, | Jean Ratelle 12 (Brad Park, Stan Jonathan), 19:11 - PP | |
| BOS, | Bobby Schmautz 17 (Rick Middleton), 19:59 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Andre Dupont, PHI [Holding] 8:59 |
| Rick Smith, BOS [Hooking] 17:47 | |
| 2: | Gerry Cheevers, BOS [Elbowing] 8:19 |
| Mel Bridgman, PHI [Holding] 9:48 | |
| Barry Dean, PHI [Tripping] 12:28 | |
| Don Marcotte, BOS [Slashing] 13:24 | |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Fighting] 14:34 | |
| Stan Jonathan, BOS [Fighting] 14:34 | |
| 3: | Andre Dupont, PHI [Slashing] 5:17 |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Fighting] 8:26 | |
| John Wensink, BOS [Roughing, Unsportsmanlike conduct, Fighting, Misconduct] 8:26 | |
| Kevin McCarthy, PHI [Tripping] 18:01 |
Penalty time: PHI: 20 minutes
BOS: 30 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Barry Dean | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 15 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 15 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Forbes | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Halward | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 4- 8- 3-15
BOS: 13- 7- 8-28
Goalies: PHI: Wayne Stephenson (L, 9-5-1)
BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 4-1-0)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 14,602
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