Thursday, November 30, 1978 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Bruins 4 at Sabres 3
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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5:27
Don Marcotte (9) Peter McNab (13), Dennis O'Brien (3) BOS 1 – 0 BUF
2nd Period
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5:44
Derek Smith (2) PPG Gilbert Perreault (12), Rene Robert (10) BOS 1 – 1 BUF
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14:30
Rick Middleton (10) Jean Ratelle (8), Al Secord (2) BOS 2 – 1 BUF
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15:50
Craig Ramsay (8) Danny Gare (11), Jerry Korab (14) BOS 2 – 2 BUF
3rd Period
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7:56
John Wensink (11) Terry O'Reilly (18), Peter McNab (14) BOS 3 – 2 BUF
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9:41
Wayne Cashman (5) Rick Smith (10), Bob Miller (12) BOS 4 – 2 BUF
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18:20
Derek Smith (3) Gilbert Perreault (13), Bill Stewart (5) BOS 4 – 3 BUF
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab C | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 2.08 |
| Rick Middleton R | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.20 |
| Don Marcotte L | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.05 |
| Terry O'Reilly R | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.00 |
| Dennis O'Brien D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0:00 | 1.00 |
| Wayne Cashman L | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.98 |
| John Wensink L | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.98 |
| Bob Miller C | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.93 |
| Jean Ratelle C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.85 |
| Al Secord L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.85 |
| Rick Smith D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.85 |
| Al Sims D | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.38 |
| Bobby Schmautz R | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.30 |
| Brad Park D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Thomas Songin R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Dick Redmond D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Mike Milbury D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.22 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Pettie | W | 27 | 24 | 3 | .889 | 60:00 | 0.15 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Smith C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1.65 |
| Gilbert Perreault C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1.40 |
| Danny Gare R | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.85 |
| Craig Ramsay L | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.83 |
| Rene Robert R | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.63 |
| Bill Stewart D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.63 |
| Jerry Korab D | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.63 |
| Tony McKegney L | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Rick Martin L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Ric Seiling R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Terry Martin L | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Bill Hajt D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Andre Savard C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Don Luce C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Richie Dunn D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Lee Fogolin D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0:00 | -0.37 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Sauve | L | 44 | 40 | 4 | .909 | 59:26 | 1.00 |