NHL game summary from February 17, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (32-15-10) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Minnesota North Stars (22-25-8) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | MIN, | Mike Fidler 12 (Glen Sharpley), :56 |
| BOS, | Bobby Schmautz 17 (Don Marcotte, Al Sims), 19:41 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Brad Park 3 (Jean Ratelle, Don Marcotte), 4:15 |
| BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 17 (Mike Milbury, Wayne Cashman), 5:57 | |
| MIN, | Bobby Smith 22 (Al MacAdam, Gary Sargent), 14:20 | |
| MIN, | Bobby Smith 23 (Steve Payne, Greg Smith), 17:23 - PP | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bobby Schmautz, BOS [Hooking] 9:33 |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Hi-sticking] 18:36 | |
| Fred Barrett, MIN [Hi-sticking] 18:36 | |
| 2: | Dennis O'Brien, BOS [Slashing] 16:39 |
| 3: | Mike Milbury, BOS [Fighting] 9:18 |
| Brad Maxwell, MIN [Fighting] 9:18 |
Penalty time: BOS: 11 minutes
MIN: 7 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Sims | 29 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 4 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 4 | 24 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Butters | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Jack Carlson | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -4 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -4 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 8- 8- 8-24
MIN: 8-14- 9-31
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (T, 15-5-7)
MIN: Gilles Meloche (T, 17-14-4)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Don Koharski
Attendance: 15,931
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