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Detroit Red Wings vs. Boston Bruins Box Score: December 7, 1978

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Detroit Red Wings

5

6-13-7

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6

17-4-5

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December 7, 1978

Arena: Boston Garden

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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary Table
1st Period
12:06	BOS		Rick Middleton (12)	Al Sims, Tom Songin
16:56	BOS		Peter McNab (15)	Terry O'Reilly
19:24	DET	PP	Errol Thompson (9)	Willie Huber, Reed Larson
2nd Period
00:51	BOS		Terry O'Reilly (8)	Mike Milbury, Peter McNab
01:15	DET		Dale McCourt (10)	Reed Larson, Errol Thompson
06:32	DET	PP	Errol Thompson (10)	Václav Nedomanský, Dale McCourt
10:45	BOS		John Wensink (14)	Bob Miller, Al Sims
18:39	DET		Errol Thompson (11)	Dale McCourt
19:27	BOS		Jean Ratelle (8)	Rick Middleton, Mike Milbury
3rd Period
04:15	BOS		Jean Ratelle (9)	Rick Middleton, Mike Milbury
12:00	DET		Thommie Bergman (4)

Penalty Summary

Penalty Summary Table
1st Period
14:18	BOS	Mike Milbury	Hooking	2 min
18:47	BOS	Mike Milbury	Slashing	2 min
2nd Period
03:58	BOS	Al Secord	Holding	2 min
05:40	DET	Dennis Polonich	Fighting	5 min
05:40	BOS	Al Sims	Roughing	2 min
06:19	BOS	Dennis O'Brien	Boarding	2 min
3rd Period
03:48	DET	John Hilworth	High sticking	2 min
03:48	DET	John Hilworth	Fighting	5 min
03:48	DET	John Hilworth	Misconduct	10 min
03:48	BOS	Al Secord	High sticking	2 min
03:48	BOS	Al Secord	Fighting	5 min
03:48	BOS	Al Secord	Misconduct	10 min
17:58	DET	Paul Woods	Holding	2 min

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Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Thommie Bergman	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	50.0
2	Danny Bolduc	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
3	Mal Davis	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	John Hilworth	0	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	0
5	Willie Huber	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
6	Dan Labraaten	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
7	Reed Larson	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
8	Nick Libett	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
9	Bill Lochead	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Dale McCourt	1	2	3	-1	0	1	0	0	0	4	25.0
11	Perry Miller	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Václav Nedomanský	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
13	Dennis Polonich	0	0	0	-2	5	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
14	André St. Laurent	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	John Taft	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
16	Errol Thompson	3	1	4	2	0	1	2	0	0	7	42.9
17	Paul Woods	0	0	0	-5	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
18	Jim Rutherford	0	0	0		0				0	0			60:00
	TOTAL	5	7	12		24	3	2	0		24	20.8

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Jim Rutherford	L	6	24	18	.750	0	0	60:00

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Wayne Cashman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Don Marcotte	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Peter McNab	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	50.0
4	Rick Middleton	1	2	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	25.0
5	Mike Milbury	0	3	3	2	4	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
6	Bob Miller	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
7	Dennis O'Brien	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
8	Terry O'Reilly	1	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	33.3
9	Jean Ratelle	2	0	2	3	0	2	0	0	1	3	66.7
10	Dick Redmond	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
11	Bobby Schmautz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Al Secord	0	0	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0
13	Al Sims	0	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
14	Rick Smith	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Tom Songin	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	John Wensink	1	0	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	33.3
17	Gerry Cheevers	0	0	0		0				0	0			60:00
	TOTAL	6	11	17		27	6	0	0		24	25.0

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Gerry Cheevers	W	5	24	19	.792	0	0	60:00

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