NHL game summary from March 5, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (38-18-9) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
 Detroit Red Wings (23-32-9) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | BOS, | Craig MacTavish 6 (Rick Middleton, Ray Bourque), 17:16 |
| BOS, | Ray Bourque 12 (Stan Jonathan, Bob Miller), 18:47 | |
| 2: | DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 30 (Paul Woods, Thommie Bergman), 1:38 - PP |
| DET, | Mike Foligno 30 (Pete Mahovlich, Willie Huber), 12:15 - PP | |
| BOS, | Rick Middleton 29 (Stan Jonathan, Craig MacTavish), 14:00 | |
| BOS, | Rick Middleton 30 (Ray Bourque, Craig MacTavish), 17:35 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Dwight Foster 9 (Bobby Lalonde, Bob Miller), 2:37 |
| DET, | Willie Huber 15 (Bill Hogaboam, Dennis Polonich), 19:10 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Thommie Bergman, DET [Holding] 11:38 |
| John Wensink, BOS [Fighting] 16:47 | |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Roughing, Tripping] 16:47 | |
| Rick Smith, BOS [Holding] 19:35 | |
| 2: | Rick Smith, BOS [Roughing] 3:22 |
| Glenn Hicks, DET [Tripping] 6:53 | |
| Rick Smith, BOS [Hooking] 10:32 | |
| Gerry Cheevers, BOS [Misconduct] 12:15 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Cross checking] 14:23 | |
| 3: | Brad Park, BOS [Fighting] 12:05 |
| Glenn Hicks, DET [Fighting] 12:05 |
Penalty time: BOS: 26 minutes
DET: 15 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ray Bourque | 7 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Brad McCrimmon | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig MacTavish | 32 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 18 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 18 | 25 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Long | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Hicks | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -2 | 0 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Ogrodnick | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Jim Korn | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -18 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -18 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 8-10- 7-25
DET: 10-10- 8-28
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 17-8-3)
DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 6-7-3)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Ron Asselstine
Attendance: 15,337
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