NHL game summary from December 5, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (16-4-5) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs (13-10-4) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | BOS, | John Wensink 13 (Wayne Cashman, Al Sims), 4:01 |
| TOR, | Darryl Sittler 15 (Borje Salming), 9:50 - PP | |
| BOS, | Don Marcotte 10 (Bob Miller, Al Secord), 18:37 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Jean Ratelle 6 (Wayne Cashman, Terry O'Reilly), 15:24 - PP |
| 3: | BOS, | Jean Ratelle 7 (Bobby Schmautz, Mike Milbury), 12:59 |
| BOS, | Tom Songin 1 (Dick Redmond), 18:45 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gilles Gilbert, BOS [Delay of game] 8:17 |
| Walt McKechnie, TOR [Interference] 11:39 | |
| Bobby Schmautz, BOS [Slashing] 12:09 | |
| Mike Palmateer, TOR [Slashing] 12:09 | |
| Trevor Johansen, TOR [Elbowing] 14:13 | |
| 2: | Ian Turnbull, TOR [Holding] 3:34 |
| Dennis O'Brien, BOS [Tripping] 12:10 | |
| Ian Turnbull, TOR [Interference] 13:49 | |
| 3: | Dennis O'Brien, BOS [Charging] 14:08 |
| Al Secord, BOS [Fighting] 17:10 | |
| Dave Hutchison, TOR [Slashing, Fighting] 17:10 |
Penalty time: BOS: 13 minutes
TOR: 17 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Tom Songin | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Al Sims | 29 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 38 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| Trevor Johansen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Lorne Stamler | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bruce Boudreau | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Garry Monahan | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dave Hutchison | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave Burrows | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 21 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 14-15- 9-38
TOR: 5- 8- 8-21
Goalies: BOS: Gilles Gilbert (W, 9-4-2)
TOR: Mike Palmateer (L, 8-5-3)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 16,485
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