The Hartford Whalers couldn't keep up with the Boston Bruins, 9 to 6, on December 26, 1981.

Final

Bruins

20-10-4

9

Whalers

8-17-9

6

Team

BOS

HFD

1

5

2

1

3

Total

9

6

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

BOS

HFD

Don Marcotte (EV) assisted by Steve Kasper and Terry O'Reilly

1

0

Keith Crowder (EV) assisted by Brad Park and Steve Kasper

2

0

Blaine Stoughton (PP) assisted by Chris Kotsopoulos and Doug Sulliman

2

1

Garry Howatt (EV) assisted by Don Gillen and Rick Meagher

2

Barry Pederson (PP) assisted by Peter McNab

3

2

Don Marcotte (EV) assisted by Ray Bourque and Larry Melnyk

4

2

Peter McNab (PP) assisted by Ray Bourque and Rick Middleton

5

2

2nd period

BOS

HFD

Pierre Larouche (PP) assisted by Blake Wesley and Rick Meagher

5

3

Don Marcotte (EV) assisted by Keith Crowder and Steve Kasper

6

3

3rd period

BOS

HFD

Blaine Stoughton (PP) assisted by Mark Howe and Ron Francis

6

4

Rick Meagher (EV) assisted by Pierre Larouche

6

5

Rick Middleton (PP) assisted by Peter McNab and Ray Bourque

7

5

Terry O'Reilly (EV) assisted by Normand Leveille and Mike O'Connell

8

5

Rick Meagher (EV) assisted by Ron Francis

8

6

Tom Fergus (EV-EN) assisted by Rick Middleton

9

6

Bruins

Whalers

Goals

9

6

Shots

29

24

Penalty Minutes

12

Power-Play Goals

3

Power-Play Opportunities

5

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Bruins

Whalers

Goalies

NAME	GS	SA	GA	Sv	Sv%	TOI
Rogie Vachon (W)		24	6	18	.750	60:00

Skaters

NAME	G	A	+/-	PIM	S
Ray Bourque	0	3	+2	2	3
Bruce Crowder	0	0	0	2	0
Keith Crowder	1	1	+3	0	5
Tom Fergus	1	0	+2	0	1
Stan Jonathan	0	0	-1	0	0
Steve Kasper	0	3	+2	0	0
Normand Leveille	0	1	0	0	2
Don Marcotte	3	0	+2	0	4
Brad McCrimmon	0	0	+2	2	3
Peter McNab	1	2	0	0	1
Larry Melnyk	0	1	+1	0	3
Rick Middleton	1	2	0	0	4
Mike O'Connell	0	1	0	2	0
Terry O'Reilly	1	1	+2	2	2
Brad Park	0	1	+2	0	0
Barry Pederson	1	0	-1	2	1

Goalies

NAME	GS	SA	GA	Sv	Sv%	TOI
Greg Millen (L)		28	8	20	.714	59:39

Skaters

NAME	G	A	+/-	PIM	S
Ron Francis	0	2	-3	0	1
Don Gillen	0	1	+1	0	0
Garry Howatt	1	0	+1	2	1
Mark Howe	0	1	-1	0	5
Chris Kotsopoulos	0	1	-2	0	2
Pierre Larouche	1	1	-1	0	1
Rob McClanahan	0	0	-2	0	0
Rick Meagher	2	2	+2	2	5
Warren Miller	0	0	-1	0	1
Don Nachbaur	0	0	-3	0	0
Paul Shmyr	0	0	-2	2	1
Blaine Stoughton	2	0	-5	0	2
Doug Sulliman	0	1	0	2	2
Mickey Volcan	0	0	-2	0	1
Blake Wesley	0	1	+1	2	2