The Boston Bruins emerged victorious over the Buffalo Sabres, 6 to 4, on December 23, 1978.

Final

BUF

Sabres

14-12-8

4

BOS

Bruins

23-5-6

6

Team

BUF

BOS

1

3

3

2

1

1

3

0

2

Total

4

6

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

BUF

BOS

Sabres

Ric Seiling (EV) assisted by Rene Robert and Rick Martin

1

0

Sabres

Derek Smith (EV) assisted by Gilbert Perreault and Jim Schoenfeld

2

0

Bruins

Terry O'Reilly (EV) assisted by Bob Miller and Al Sims

2

1

Bruins

Wayne Cashman (EV) assisted by John Wensink and Al Sims

2

2

Sabres

Derek Smith (EV) assisted by Gilbert Perreault and Tony McKegney

3

2

Bruins

Mike Walton (EV) assisted by Rick Middleton and Jean Ratelle

3

3

2nd period

BUF

BOS

Sabres

Gary McAdam (EV) assisted by Jerry Korab

4

3

Bruins

Jean Ratelle (EV) assisted by Rick Middleton and John Wensink

4

4

3rd period

BUF

BOS

Bruins

Al Sims (EV) assisted by Bob Miller and Wayne Cashman

4

5

Bruins

Wayne Cashman (EV) assisted by Peter McNab

4

6