NHL game summary from December 30, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (20-10-5) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Chicago Blackhawks (12-13-12) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1: | CHI, | Tom Lysiak 9 (Alain Daigle, Doug Wilson), :19 |
| BOS, | Jean Ratelle 16 (Dick Redmond, Ray Bourque), 8:03 - PP | |
| BOS, | Rick Middleton 14 (Ray Bourque, Jean Ratelle), 15:00 | |
| 2: | CHI, | Ron Sedlbauer 11 (Tom Lysiak), 2:52 |
| 3: | CHI, | Reg Kerr 7 (J.P. Bordeleau, Ted Bulley), 7:00 |
| CHI, | Rich Preston 10 (Keith Brown, Doug Wilson), 12:01 | |
| BOS, | Peter McNab 18 (Wayne Cashman, Rick Middleton), 19:55 - PP | |
| CHI, | Grant Mulvey 19 (Terry Ruskowski), 19:59 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Tripping] 1:04 |
| Bob Murray, CHI [Hooking] 1:18 | |
| Reg Kerr, CHI [Hi-sticking] 7:08 | |
| Cliff Koroll, CHI [Hi-sticking] 13:27 | |
| Al Secord, BOS [Hi-sticking, Holding] 13:27 | |
| 2: | Brad McCrimmon, BOS [Hooking] 3:53 |
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Hi-sticking] 14:24 | |
| Ted Bulley, CHI [Roughing double minor] 14:24 | |
| 3: | Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Roughing] 0:46 |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Hi-sticking] 9:53 | |
| John Marks, CHI [Hooking] 13:12 | |
| J.P. Bordeleau, CHI [Tripping] 18:19 |
Penalty time: BOS: 14 minutes
CHI: 14 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ray Bourque | 7 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Brad McCrimmon | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig MacTavish | 32 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -22 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -22 | 22 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Terry Ruskowski | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Reg Kerr | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Mike O'Connell | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Tim Higgins | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Preston | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Greg Fox | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 19 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Wilson | 24 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Keith Brown | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 21 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 21 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 7- 5-10-22
CHI: 8- 9-10-27
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (L, 6-5-1)
CHI: Tony Esposito (W, 11-10-10)
Referee: Ron Harris
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Bob Luther
Attendance: 17,223
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