NHL game summary from November 17, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (9-4-4) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
 Atlanta Flames (13-4-2) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | BOS, | Bobby Schmautz 3 (Wayne Cashman, Jean Ratelle), :59 |
| BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 5 (Don Marcotte, Dennis O'Brien), 4:01 | |
| BOS, | Rick Middleton 9, 7:00 | |
| ATL, | Guy Chouinard 11 (Eric Vail, Bob MacMillan), 7:22 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Peter McNab 11 (Dennis O'Brien), 4:27 |
| 3: | ATL, | Guy Chouinard 12 (Bob MacMillan, Richard Mulhern), 2:33 |
| BOS, | Peter McNab 12 (Terry O'Reilly), 3:10 | |
| BOS, | Jean Ratelle 4 (Wayne Cashman, Bobby Schmautz), 12:06 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ken Houston, ATL [Slashing] 9:51 |
| Gerry Cheevers, BOS [Spearing major] 9:51 | |
| Tom Lysiak, ATL [Hi-sticking] 16:28 | |
| 2: | John Wensink, BOS [Interference] 13:39 |
| 3: | Greg Fox, ATL [Holding] 17:26 |
Penalty time: BOS: 7 minutes
ATL: 6 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Al Sims | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 27 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Seiling | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 21 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 9- 5-13-27
ATL: 9- 6- 6-21
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 2-0-1)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 13-3-2)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Randy Mitton, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 15,555
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