NHL game summary from April 2, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (29-34-13) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Boston Bruins (50-16-11) |
3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 1: | BOS, | Rick Smith 7 (Gregg Sheppard), 10:06 |
| BOS, | Jean Ratelle 25 (Brad Park), 13:47 | |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 21 (Gregg Sheppard, Don Marcotte), 17:24 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Wayne Cashman 22 (Johnny Bucyk), 4:10 |
| NYR, | Pat Hickey 39 (Ron Greschner, Wayne Dillon), 10:00 | |
| NYR, | Steve Vickers 17 (Walt Tkaczuk, Dallas Smith), 14:23 | |
| BOS, | Gregg Sheppard 23, 19:14 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Wayne Cashman 23 (Johnny Bucyk, Mike Milbury), 6:48 |
| BOS, | Peter McNab 40 (Al Sims, Terry O'Reilly), 15:31 | |
| NYR, | Don Awrey 2 (Ron Greschner, Mark Heaslip), 17:19 | |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 24 (Rick Middleton), 17:23 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Johnny Bucyk, BOS [Tripping] 2:38 | |
| John Wensink, BOS [Cross checking] 11:47 | ||
| Pat Hickey, NYR [Holding] 12:30 | ||
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Hi-sticking] 13:09 | ||
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Hi-sticking] 13:09 | ||
| 2: | Mike Milbury, BOS [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 5:24 | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: NYR: 4 minutes
BOS: 8 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dallas Smith | 15 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Heaslip | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -24 | 18 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -24 | 18 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| Al Sims | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Grahame | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 24 | 42 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 24 | 42 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 4- 7- 7-18
BOS: 14- 9-19-42
Goalies: NYR: Wayne Thomas (L, 12-19-7)
BOS: Ron Grahame (W, 26-5-7)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Swede Knox
Attendance: 14,602
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