Hartford Whalers vs Boston Bruins
Regular season · Saturday, December 20, 1980 · Boston Garden
Scoring
1st period
Jordy Douglas (8)Dave Keon (14), Warren Miller (9)1–016:54 HFD
2nd period
Craig MacTavish (3)Rick Middleton (28), Ray Bourque (7)1–108:55 BOS
Blaine Stoughton (14)Mike Rogers (25), Pat Boutette (20)2–111:45 HFD
Stan Jonathan (7)Dick Redmond (7), Terry O'Reilly (7)2–215:45 BOS
3rd period
Rick Middleton (13)Brad Park (22), Ray Bourque (8)2–304:59 BOS · 
Brad Park (8)Mike O'connell (17), Terry O'Reilly (8)2–411:05 BOS · 
Mike Fidler (6)Don Nachbaur (4), Ray Neufeld (7)3–416:19 HFD
Mike Rogers (19)Unassisted4–418:47 HFD
Team stats
HFDBOS
1539
0%0%
0/32/7
168
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 6:28 into the first period
Thommy Abrahamsson · hooking2 min - 10:42 into the first period
Mike Milbury · interference2 min - 13:32 into the first periodJack McIlhargey · holding2 min
- 0:32 into the second periodMark Howe · hooking2 min
- 6:50 into the second periodThommy Abrahamsson · holding2 min
- 0:22 into the third periodStan Jonathan · holding2 min
- 0:22 into the third periodStan Jonathan · roughing2 min
- 0:22 into the third periodWarren Miller · roughing2 min
- 1:07 into the third periodBrad McCrimmon · slashing2 min
- 3:10 into the third periodWarren Miller · interference2 min
- 9:37 into the third periodMark Howe · holding2 min
- 13:09 into the third periodNorm Barnes · hooking2 min
Season series
Hartford Whalers
| 17Mike RogersC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 10Ray NeufeldR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 11Jordy DouglasL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 14Dave KeonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 21Blaine StoughtonL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 26Don NachbaurC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 27Warren MillerR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 28Pat BoutetteL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 31Mike FidlerL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 12Tom RoweR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 16Michel GalarneauC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 23Nick FotiuL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 3Al SimsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 5Mark HoweD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 6Thommy AbrahamssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 25Norm BarnesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 29Jack McIlhargeyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mike VeisorG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35John GarrettG | T | 39 | 4 | .897 |
Boston Bruins
| 16Rick MiddletonR | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 24Terry O'ReillyR | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 7Ray BourqueD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | – |
| 22Brad ParkD | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 7 | – |
| 17Stan JonathanL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 32Craig MacTavishC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 6Dick RedmondD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 20Mike O'connellD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 8Peter McNabC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 11Steve KasperC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 12Wayne CashmanL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 18Keith CrowderR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 21Don MarcotteL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 23Douglas MorrisonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 27Dwight FosterR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 26Mike MilburyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 29Brad McCrimmonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rogie VachonG | T | 15 | 4 | .733 |
| 30Jim CraigG | 0 | 0 | – |