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New York Rangers vs. Boston Bruins Box Score: December 16, 1978

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16-9-4

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20-5-6

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December 16, 1978

Arena: Boston Garden

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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary Table
2nd Period
02:06	BOS		Bob Miller (10)	Wayne Cashman, Bill Bennett
10:19	BOS		Al Sims (7)	Jean Ratelle
14:44	NYR		Phil Esposito (14)	Nick Fotiu, Ron Greschner
15:52	BOS		John Wensink (20)	Terry O'Reilly, Al Sims
3rd Period
06:33	BOS		Peter McNab (20)	John Wensink, Rick Middleton

Penalty Summary

Penalty Summary Table
1st Period
02:53	BOS	Rick Smith	Tripping	2 min
07:28	NYR	Greg Polis	Hooking	2 min
2nd Period
19:35	BOS	Mike Milbury	High sticking	2 min

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New York Rangers

New York Rangers Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Lucien DeBlois	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
2	Ron Duguay	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
3	Phil Esposito	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	50.0
4	Dave Farrish	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Nick Fotiu	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
6	Ron Greschner	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
7	Anders Hedberg	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
8	Pat Hickey	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
9	Mike Korney	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
10	Dave Maloney	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
11	Mario Marois	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
12	Mike McEwen	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Ulf Nilsson	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
14	Greg Polis	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
15	Walt Tkaczuk	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
16	Carol Vadnais	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Steve Vickers	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
18	Wayne Thomas	0	0	0		0				0	0			60:00
	TOTAL	1	2	3		2	1	0	0		21	4.8

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Wayne Thomas	L	4	28	24	.857	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	Bill Bennett	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
2	Wayne Cashman	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
3	Don Marcotte	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
4	Peter McNab	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	25.0
5	Rick Middleton	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
6	Mike Milbury	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0
7	Bob Miller	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	100.0
8	Dennis O'Brien	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Terry O'Reilly	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
10	Brad Park	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
11	Jean Ratelle	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Dick Redmond	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
13	Al Sims	1	1	2	3	0	1	0	0	1	3	33.3
14	Rick Smith	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
15	Tom Songin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
16	Mike Walton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
17	John Wensink	1	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	50.0
18	Gerry Cheevers	0	0	0		0				0	0			60:00
	TOTAL	4	7	11		4	4	0	0		28	14.3

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Gerry Cheevers	W	1	21	20	.952	0	0	60:00

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