NHL game summary from May 2, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (51-22-15) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
 Boston Bruins (56-18-11) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Boston Bruins lead, 1 game to 0 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | BOS, | Jean Ratelle 1 (Bob Miller, Brad Park), 7:45 |
| PHI, | Reggie Leach 2 (Bobby Clarke, Rick MacLeish), 15:24 - PP | |
| 2: | BOS, | Don Marcotte 2 (Jean Ratelle, Bobby Schmautz), 15:28 |
| 3: | PHI, | Bobby Clarke 3 (Jimmy Watson, Bill Barber), 5:02 |
| 4: | BOS, | Rick Middleton 2 (Jean Ratelle, Rick Smith), 1:43 |
Penalties:
| 1: | John Wensink, BOS [Misconduct] 1:58 | |
| Don Saleski, PHI [Misconduct] 1:58 | ||
| Bob Dailey, PHI [Interference] 4:01 | ||
| Mel Bridgman, PHI [Fighting] 9:37 | ||
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Roughing, Fighting] 9:37 | ||
| Brad Park, BOS [Hooking] 14:32 | ||
| Jimmy Watson, PHI [Hi-sticking] 18:24 | ||
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Hi-sticking] 18:24 | ||
| 2: | Mel Bridgman, PHI [Charging] 0:28 | |
| Kevin McCarthy, PHI [Tripping] 4:52 | ||
| Bench penalty, BOS [Too many men on the ice] 6:19 | ||
| Mel Bridgman, PHI [Elbowing] 11:05 | ||
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Elbowing] 11:05 | ||
| Dennis O'Brien, BOS [Elbowing] 12:51 | ||
| John Wensink, BOS [Roughing] 20:00 | ||
| 3: | Bobby Clarke, PHI [Hooking] 0:54 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Roughing] 3:06 | ||
| Rick Lapointe, PHI [Roughing] 3:06 | ||
| 4: | none | |
Penalty time: PHI: 29 minutes
BOS: 31 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Parent | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 23 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 11 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 11 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 5-10- 8- 0-23
BOS: 7-10- 6- 2-25
Goalies: PHI: Bernie Parent (L, 6-2-0)
BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 3-0-0)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 14,602
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