NHL game summary from March 15, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hartford Whalers (18-36-17) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Boston Bruins (33-25-12) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | HAR, | Jack McIlhargey 1 (Pat Boutette, Mike Rogers), 2:53 |
| BOS, | Rick Middleton 4 (Brad Park, Peter McNab), 4:21 - PP | |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 25 (Brad Park, Peter McNab), 5:30 - PP | |
| HAR, | Blaine Stoughton 36 (Mike Rogers), 16:07 - PP | |
| 2: | BOS, | Rick Middleton 41 (Dwight Foster), 6:29 |
| BOS, | Keith Crowder 10 (Wayne Cashman), 16:03 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jack McIlhargey, HAR [Cross checking] 3:19 |
| Stuart Smith, HAR [Delay of game] 3:33 | |
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Charging] 7:54 | |
| Pat Boutette, HAR [Hooking] 11:57 | |
| Stan Jonathan, BOS [Elbowing] 15:40 | |
| Keith Crowder, BOS [Roughing] 16:11 | |
| Pat Boutette, HAR [Slashing] 16:11 | |
| 2: | Mike O'Connell, BOS [Hooking] 9:43 |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Slashing] 16:55 | |
| 3: | Ray Bourque, BOS [Cross checking] 7:42 |
| Pat Boutette, HAR [Hi-sticking] 9:01 | |
| Marco Baron, BOS [Interference] 9:01 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Hooking] 11:41 | |
| Steve Kasper, BOS [Roughing] 17:16 | |
| Stuart Smith, HAR [Roughing] 17:16 |
Penalty time: HAR: 12 minutes
BOS: 18 minutes
| HAR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Howe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Al Sims | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Tom Rowe | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Rogers | 17 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Meagher | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Blaine Stoughton | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jeff Brubaker | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gilles Lupien | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Norm Barnes | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Nachbaur | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Miller | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pat Boutette | 28 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Fidler | 31 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Stuart Smith | 33 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| John Garrett | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 18 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 18 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Bourque | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Steve Kasper | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Gillis | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Keith Crowder | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike O'Connell | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brad McCrimmon | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marco Baron | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: HAR: 6- 7- 5-18
BOS: 11-11- 9-31
Goalies: HAR: John Garrett (L, 14-25-12)
BOS: Marco Baron (W, 3-2-1)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Paul Flaherty, Wayne Bonney
Attendance: 10,865
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