Quebec Nordiques vs Boston Bruins
Regular season · Thursday, November 22, 1979 · Boston Garden
Game summary
The Boston Bruins beat the Quebec Nordiques 7–4 on Thursday, November 22, 1979 at Boston Garden. The Nordiques outshot the Bruins 27–25.
Jean Ratelle scored a hat trick and Real Cloutier scored twice. Curt Brackenbury, Mike Milbury, Peter McNab, Rick Smith, Rick Middleton and Robbie Ftorek also scored.
Gilles Gilbert made 23 saves on 27 shots for the win; Michel Dion stopped 18 of 25.
Scoring
1st period
Jean Ratelle (8)Stan Jonathan (5), Ray Bourque (8)0–101:22 BOS
Curt Brackenbury (1)Dale Hoganson (7), Wally Weir (4)1–107:42 QUE
Real Cloutier (14)Garry Lariviere (4), Robbie Ftorek (9)2–116:46 QUE
2nd period
- Jean Ratelle (9)Rick Middleton (10), Dick Redmond (16)2–203:12 BOS ·
Mike Milbury (1)Terry O'Reilly (11)2–305:40 BOS- Jean Ratelle (10)Ray Bourque (9), Dick Redmond (17)2–413:02 BOS
Peter McNab (10)Mike Milbury (3), Bobby Lalonde (6)2–519:49 BOS ·
3rd period
- Real Cloutier (15)Robbie Ftorek (10), Michel Goulet (5)3–508:46 QUE
Rick Smith (2)Wayne Cashman (8), Don Marcotte (8)3–611:53 BOS
Rick Middleton (7)Ray Bourque (10), Wayne Cashman (9)3–718:34 BOS · 
Robbie Ftorek (4)Dale Hoganson (8), Gregory Tebbutt (1)4–719:19 QUE
Team stats
QUEBOS
2725
0%0%
0/33/6
4635
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 19:02 into the first period
Wally Weir · tripping2 min - 3:01 into the second periodGilles Bilodeau · hooking2 min
- 7:28 into the second period
Stan Jonathan · roughing2 min - 7:28 into the second periodStan Jonathan · roughing2 min
- 8:53 into the second periodGilles Gilbert · elbowing2 min
- 11:54 into the second periodTerry O'Reilly · delaying game2 min
- 11:54 into the second periodPaul Stewart · delaying game2 min
- 14:44 into the second periodTerry O'Reilly · fighting5 min
- 14:44 into the second periodPaul Stewart · fighting5 min
- 17:56 into the second periodPierre Lacroix · holding2 min
- 0:48 into the third periodRich Leduc · hooking2 min
- 3:40 into the third periodStan Jonathan · deliberate injury10 min
- 3:40 into the third periodPaul Stewart · fighting5 min
- 12:58 into the third periodBrad McCrimmon · fighting5 min
- 12:58 into the third periodMichel Goulet · fighting5 min
- 13:49 into the third periodGregory Tebbutt · holding2 min
- 17:40 into the third periodGregory Tebbutt · elbowing2 min
- 18:37 into the third periodAl Secord · fighting5 min
- 18:37 into the third periodPaul Stewart · fighting5 min
- 18:37 into the third periodPaul Stewart · game misconduct10 min
- 18:46 into the third periodBobby Lalonde · slashing2 min
- 18:46 into the third periodGilles Bilodeau · holding2 min
Season series
Quebec Nordiques
| 7Robbie FtorekC | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 4 | – |
| 9Real CloutierR | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 8 | – |
| 33Dale HogansonD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 2Wally WeirR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 15Curt BrackenburyR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 16Michel GouletL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 5Garry LariviereD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 28Gregory TebbuttD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 10Rich LeducC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 11Jamie HislopR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 14Pierre PlanteR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 19Alain CoteL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 21Serge BernierC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 22Paul StewartR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 24Gilles BilodeauL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 6Gerry HartD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 26Pierre LacroixD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Goran HogostaG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 30Michel DionG | L | 25 | 7 | .720 |
Boston Bruins
| 10Jean RatelleC | 3 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 6 | – |
| 7Ray BourqueD | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 12Wayne CashmanL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 16Rick MiddletonR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 6Dick RedmondD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 26Mike MilburyD | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 8Peter McNabC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 17Stan JonathanL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 19Bobby LalondeC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 21Don MarcotteL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 24Terry O'ReillyR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 23Rick SmithD | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 14Bob MillerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 18John WensinkL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 20Al SecordL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 25Gary DoakD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 29Brad McCrimmonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gilles GilbertG | W | 27 | 4 | .852 |
| 30Gerry CheeversG | 0 | 0 | – |