NHL game summary from December 7, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (6-13-7) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
 Boston Bruins (17-4-5) |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 1: | BOS, | Rick Middleton 12 (Al Sims, Tom Songin), 12:06 |
| BOS, | Peter McNab 15 (Terry O'Reilly), 16:56 | |
| DET, | Errol Thompson 9 (Willie Huber, Reed Larson), 19:24 - PP | |
| 2: | BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 8 (Mike Milbury, Peter McNab), :51 |
| DET, | Dale McCourt 10 (Reed Larson, Errol Thompson), 1:15 | |
| DET, | Errol Thompson 10 (Vaclav Nedomansky, Dale McCourt), 6:32 - PP | |
| BOS, | John Wensink 14 (Bob Miller, Al Sims), 10:45 | |
| DET, | Errol Thompson 11 (Dale McCourt), 18:39 | |
| BOS, | Jean Ratelle 8 (Rick Middleton), 19:27 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Jean Ratelle 9 (Rick Middleton, Mike Milbury), 4:15 |
| DET, | Thommie Bergman 4, 12:00 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mike Milbury, BOS [Hooking] 14:18 |
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Slashing] 18:47 | |
| 2: | Al Secord, BOS [Holding] 3:58 |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Fighting] 5:40 | |
| Al Sims, BOS [Roughing] 5:40 | |
| Dennis O'Brien, BOS [Boarding] 6:19 | |
| 3: | Al Secord, BOS [Hi-sticking, Fighting, Misconduct] 3:48 |
| John Hilworth, DET [Hi-sticking, Fighting, Misconduct] 3:48 | |
| Paul Woods, DET [Holding] 17:58 |
Penalty time: DET: 24 minutes
BOS: 27 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| John Taft | 11 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Mal Davis | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Hilworth | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 24 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Tom Songin | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Sims | 29 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 6-10- 8-24
BOS: 12- 7- 5-24
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 3-5-2)
BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 7-0-2)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Don Koharski
Attendance: 12,529
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