NHL game summary from March 24, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (20-36-16) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Boston Bruins (40-21-12) |
1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 1: | BOS, | Stan Jonathan 4 (Dwight Foster), 4:26 |
| DET, | Errol Thompson 21 (Andre St. Laurent, Dan Bolduc), 13:49 - PP | |
| 2: | DET, | Paul Woods 13 (Dan Bolduc, J.P. LeBlanc), 3:22 |
| 3: | BOS, | Al Secord 13 (Jean Ratelle, Rick Middleton), 3:23 |
| BOS, | Don Marcotte 17 (Bob Miller, Terry O'Reilly), 5:23 | |
| BOS, | Dwight Foster 8 (Wayne Cashman, Brad Park), 7:40 | |
| BOS, | Rick Middleton 38 (Don Marcotte), 19:07 - SH |
Penalties:
| 1: | Al Secord, BOS [Slashing] 5:11 |
| Dick Redmond, BOS [Hooking] 12:11 | |
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Hooking] 15:59 | |
| 2: | Thommie Bergman, DET [Hooking] 8:03 |
| John Wensink, BOS [Charging] 12:22 | |
| 3: | Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Roughing] 5:23 |
| Willie Huber, DET [Roughing] 5:23 | |
| Errol Thompson, DET [Hooking] 5:39 | |
| Gary Doak, BOS [Interference] 18:20 |
Penalty time: DET: 6 minutes
BOS: 12 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Carroll | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -20 | 15 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -20 | 15 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 19 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 19 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 5- 6- 4-15
BOS: 6- 6-15-27
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 10-11-5)
BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 21-8-8)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 13,249
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