Sunday, December 31, 1978 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Bruins 7 at Sabres 3
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
-
3:06
Danny Gare
(13)
Craig Ramsay (14)
BOS 0 – 1 BUF
-
3:51
Peter McNab
(21)
Brad Park (11), Terry O'Reilly (28)
BOS 1 – 1 BUF
-
8:42
Wayne Cashman
(10)
Bobby Schmautz (11), Jean Ratelle (18)
BOS 2 – 1 BUF
-
9:52
Wayne Cashman
(11)
PPG
Brad Park (12), Bobby Schmautz (12)
BOS 3 – 1 BUF
-
19:59
Terry O'Reilly
(10)
John Wensink (9), Peter McNab (23)
BOS 4 – 1 BUF
2nd Period
-
9:41
Wayne Cashman
(12)
PPG
Jean Ratelle (19), Al Sims (11)
BOS 5 – 1 BUF
-
11:02
Don Marcotte
(13)
PPG
Dick Redmond (13), Bob Miller (19)
BOS 6 – 1 BUF
-
18:09
John Wensink
(23)
Terry O'Reilly (29), Peter McNab (24)
BOS 7 – 1 BUF
3rd Period
-
9:16
Danny Gare
(14)
Craig Ramsay (15), Bill Hajt (3)
BOS 7 – 2 BUF
-
19:50
Craig Ramsay
(12)
PPG
Gilbert Perreault (26), Bill Hajt (4)
BOS 7 – 3 BUF
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Cashman L | 3 | 0 | 5 | +1 | 2.78 |
| Peter McNab C | 1 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2.45 |
| Terry O'Reilly R | 1 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 2.38 |
| John Wensink L | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1.83 |
| Bobby Schmautz R | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1.55 |
| Jean Ratelle C | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 1.48 |
| Brad Park D | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 1.48 |
| Al Sims D | 0 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 1.15 |
| Dick Redmond D | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0.78 |
| Don Marcotte L | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.75 |
| Bob Miller C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.70 |
| Rick Smith D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Gary Doak D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Mike Milbury D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Rick Middleton R | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.00 |
| Al Secord L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.08 |
| Mike Walton C | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Pettie | W | 24 | 21 | 3 | .875 | 60:00 | -0.15 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Ramsay L | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.30 |
| Danny Gare R | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.73 |
| Bill Hajt D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.25 |
| Gilbert Perreault C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0.55 |
| Derek Smith C | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.30 |
| Tony McKegney L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Don Luce C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Rick Martin L | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0.07 |
| Rene Robert R | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0.07 |
| Gary McAdam R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Andre Savard C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Ric Seiling R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Terry Martin L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Jim Schoenfeld D | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Bill Stewart D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.30 |
| Jerry Korab D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.30 |
| Lee Fogolin D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.30 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | L | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 40:00 | -4.15 |
| Bob Sauve | — | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | 20:00 | 1.10 |