Wednesday, January 3, 1979 · Chicago Stadium
Bruins 6 at Blackhawks 3
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
-
10:50
Ivan Boldirev
(16)
Mike O'connell (2), Reg Kerr (10)
BOS 0 – 1 CHI
-
14:16
Reg Kerr
(6)
Darcy Rota (9), Doug Hicks (7)
BOS 0 – 2 CHI
2nd Period
-
6:55
Mike Walton
(10)
Bob Miller (20)
BOS 1 – 2 CHI
-
7:55
Bobby Schmautz
(8)
PPG
Wayne Cashman (21), Dick Redmond (14)
BOS 2 – 2 CHI
-
9:40
Don Marcotte
(14)
Mike Milbury (12), Peter McNab (25)
BOS 3 – 2 CHI
3rd Period
-
6:59
Bob Murray
(9)
Alain Daigle (4)
BOS 3 – 3 CHI
-
9:48
Peter McNab
(22)
Gary Doak (7), John Wensink (10)
BOS 4 – 3 CHI
-
18:51
Bobby Schmautz
(9)
Jean Ratelle (20)
BOS 5 – 3 CHI
-
19:18
Bob Miller
(11)
Rick Middleton (30), Gerry Cheevers (2)
BOS 6 – 3 CHI
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab C | 1 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 1.90 |
| Bob Miller C | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 1.68 |
| Bobby Schmautz R | 2 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1.50 |
| Don Marcotte L | 1 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 1.13 |
| Mike Walton C | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0.98 |
| Gary Doak D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0.85 |
| Rick Middleton R | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0.78 |
| John Wensink L | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0.78 |
| Wayne Cashman L | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 0.70 |
| Dick Redmond D | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.70 |
| Mike Milbury D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0.70 |
| Jean Ratelle C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.63 |
| Al Sims D | 0 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 0.38 |
| Terry O'Reilly R | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0.30 |
| Al Secord L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Rick Smith D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.22 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Cheevers | W | 24 | 21 | 3 | .875 | 60:00 | -0.15 |
Chicago Blackhawks
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reg Kerr C | 1 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 1.60 |
| Darcy Rota L | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0.78 |
| Bob Murray D | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.75 |
| Alain Daigle R | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.63 |
| Mike O'connell D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.63 |
| Ivan Boldirev C | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0.60 |
| Doug Hicks D | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0.48 |
| Grant Mulvey R | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0.30 |
| Doug Lecuyer L | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 0.08 |
| Cliff Koroll R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Doug Wilson D | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0.07 |
| John Marks R | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0.00 |
| David Logan D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0.00 |
| Tim Higgins R | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | -0.15 |
| Ted Bulley L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.15 |
| Stan Mikita C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -0.30 |
| Phil Russell D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | -0.45 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Esposito | L | 26 | 21 | 5 | .808 | 59:43 | -1.65 |