Vancouver Canucks vs Boston Bruins
Regular season · Sunday, December 9, 1979 · Boston Garden
Game summary
The Boston Bruins beat the Vancouver Canucks 5–3 on Sunday, December 9, 1979 at Boston Garden. The Bruins outshot the Canucks 32–16.
Peter McNab scored a hat trick. Thomas Gradin, Don Lever, Gary Lupul, Al Secord and Rick Middleton also scored.
Gerry Cheevers made 13 saves on 16 shots for the win; Curt Ridley stopped 27 of 31.
Scoring
1st period
Thomas Gradin (9)Dennis Kearns (9)1–018:23 VAN ·
2nd period
Don Lever (13)Gary Lupul (1)2–002:56 VAN
Peter McNab (12)Unassisted2–108:23 BOS
Gary Lupul (2)Unassisted3–111:50 VAN
3rd period
Al Secord (5)Peter McNab (10), Ray Bourque (14)3–210:51 BOS- Peter McNab (13)Mike Milbury (5)3–311:07 BOS
- Peter McNab (14)Unassisted3–411:23 BOS
Rick Middleton (10)Unassisted3–519:14 BOS ·
Team stats
VANBOS
1632
0%0%
1/30/3
1818
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 0:21 into the first period
Kevin McCarthy · holding2 min - 15:36 into the first periodHarold Snepsts · tripping2 min
- 17:17 into the first period
Stan Jonathan · interference2 min - 19:24 into the first periodTerry O'Reilly · slashing2 min
- 4:35 into the second periodMike Milbury · fighting5 min
- 4:35 into the second periodJere Gillis · fighting5 min
- 4:53 into the second periodTerry O'Reilly · hooking2 min
- 12:17 into the second periodAl Secord · fighting5 min
- 12:17 into the second periodJack McIlhargey · fighting5 min
- 12:47 into the second periodDennis Kearns · roughing2 min
- 16:22 into the second periodMike Milbury · roughing2 min
- 16:22 into the second periodJere Gillis · roughing2 min
Season series
Vancouver Canucks
| 7Gary LupulC | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 9Don LeverC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 23Thomas GradinC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 6Dennis KearnsD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 8Rick BlightR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 10Bill DerlagoC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 12Stan SmylR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 14Chris OddleifsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 17Ron SedlbauerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 18Brad SmithR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 21Jere GillisL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 24Curt FraserL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 3Lars LindgrenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 22Bob MannoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 25Kevin McCarthyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 27Harold SnepstsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 29Jack McIlhargeyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Glen HanlonG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Curt RidleyG | L | 31 | 4 | .871 |
Boston Bruins
| 8Peter McNabC | 3 | 1 | 4 | +3 | 6 | – |
| 16Rick MiddletonR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 20Al SecordL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 2 | – |
| 7Ray BourqueD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 3 | – |
| 26Mike MilburyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 10Jean RatelleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 14Bob MillerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 17Stan JonathanL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 18John WensinkL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 19Bobby LalondeC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 21Don MarcotteL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 24Terry O'ReillyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 27Dwight FosterR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 28Thomas SonginR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 6Dick RedmondD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 23Rick SmithD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 29Brad McCrimmonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gilles GilbertG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 30Gerry CheeversG | W | 16 | 3 | .813 |