Saturday, March 18, 1978 · Madison Square Garden
Bruins 6 at Rangers 3
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
-
4:19
Ron Greschner
(17)
Walt Tkaczuk (32), Steve Vickers (35)
BOS 0 – 1 NYR
-
6:01
Rick Middleton
(19)
Jean Ratelle (52), Stan Jonathan (21)
BOS 1 – 1 NYR
-
14:46
Gregg Sheppard
(19)
PPG
Terry O'Reilly (52), Peter McNab (34)
BOS 2 – 1 NYR
2nd Period
-
2:36
Dave Farrish
(3)
Pat Hickey (25), Wayne Dillon (7)
BOS 2 – 2 NYR
-
7:44
Brad Park
(19)
Gregg Sheppard (26), Mike Milbury (26)
BOS 3 – 2 NYR
-
13:01
Jean Ratelle
(21)
Wayne Cashman (29), Brad Park (48)
BOS 4 – 2 NYR
3rd Period
-
11:13
Phil Esposito
(29)
PPG
Steve Vickers (36)
BOS 4 – 3 NYR
-
12:56
Stan Jonathan
(24)
Rick Middleton (30), Jean Ratelle (53)
BOS 5 – 3 NYR
-
18:50
Don Marcotte
(19)
Wayne Cashman (30), Gregg Sheppard (27)
BOS 6 – 3 NYR
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Ratelle C | 1 | 2 | 1 | +3 | 2.53 |
| Gregg Sheppard C | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 2.23 |
| Rick Middleton R | 1 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 2.05 |
| Stan Jonathan L | 1 | 1 | 5 | +2 | 2.05 |
| Brad Park D | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1.68 |
| Wayne Cashman L | 0 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 1.63 |
| Don Marcotte L | 1 | 0 | 4 | +1 | 1.05 |
| Mike Milbury D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0.85 |
| Peter McNab C | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0.78 |
| Terry O'Reilly R | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0.78 |
| Dennis O'Brien D | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0.30 |
| Rick Smith D | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0.22 |
| Bob Miller C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Johnny Bucyk L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Al Sims D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| John Wensink L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Grahame | W | 27 | 24 | 3 | .889 | 60:00 | 0.15 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Vickers L | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 1.18 |
| Wayne Dillon C | 0 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 0.85 |
| Dave Farrish D | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.75 |
| Phil Esposito C | 1 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 0.68 |
| Walt Tkaczuk C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.63 |
| Ron Greschner D | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.60 |
| Pat Hickey L | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0.48 |
| Ron Duguay C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Don Murdoch R | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0.15 |
| Mark Heaslip R | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0.00 |
| Dan Newman R | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Nick Fotiu L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Lucien DeBlois C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.15 |
| Don Awrey D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Dave Maloney D | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | -0.15 |
| Carol Vadnais D | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | -0.30 |
| Mike McEwen D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.38 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Davidson | L | 31 | 26 | 5 | .839 | 59:47 | -1.15 |