Boston Bruins vs Toronto Maple Leafs
Regular season · Saturday, December 27, 1980 · Maple Leaf Gardens
Game summary
The Boston Bruins beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6–3 on Saturday, December 27, 1980 at Maple Leaf Gardens. The Bruins outshot the Maple Leafs 37–35.
Dan Maloney scored twice and Brad Park scored twice. Peter McNab, Steve Kasper, Keith Crowder, Don Marcotte and Darryl Sittler also scored.
Rogie Vachon made 32 saves on 35 shots for the win; Jim Rutherford stopped 19 of 23.
Scoring
1st period
Dan Maloney (14)Darryl Sittler (16), Wilf Paiement (18)0–102:25 TOR · 
Brad Park (9)Mike O'connell (18), Rick Middleton (29)1–118:09 BOS · 
Peter McNab (14)Terry O'Reilly (9), Stan Jonathan (10)2–119:37 BOS
2nd period
Steve Kasper (11)Keith Crowder (3)3–102:58 BOS
Keith Crowder (2)Wayne Cashman (15)4–104:10 BOS · 
Don Marcotte (6)Unassisted5–106:26 BOS
Darryl Sittler (18)Borje Salming (33)5–206:44 TOR
3rd period
- Dan Maloney (15)Rick Vaive (11), Bill Derlago (19)5–302:15 TOR ·
- Brad Park (10)Unassisted6–303:49 BOS
Team stats
BOSTOR
3735
0%0%
2/72/5
2830
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 2:18 into the first period
Steve Kasper · boarding2 min - 15:11 into the first periodDon Marcotte · high sticking2 min
- 15:11 into the first period
Wilf Paiement · high sticking2 min - 17:06 into the first periodDave Shand · holding2 min
- 20:00 into the first periodDick Redmond · holding2 min
- 3:21 into the second periodLaurie Boschman · slashing2 min
- 9:10 into the second periodBrad McCrimmon · high sticking2 min
- 9:10 into the second periodLaurie Boschman · high sticking2 min
- 10:57 into the second periodBrad Park · holding2 min
- 13:30 into the second periodStan Jonathan · fighting5 min
- 13:30 into the second periodRick Vaive · fighting5 min
- 13:53 into the second periodCraig MacTavish · fighting5 min
- 13:53 into the second periodDan Maloney · roughing2 min
- 13:53 into the second periodDan Maloney · fighting5 min
- 16:54 into the second periodIan Turnbull · holding2 min
- 17:12 into the second periodDouglas Morrison · hooking2 min
- 17:59 into the second periodBorje Salming · interference2 min
- 1:22 into the third periodTerry O'Reilly · holding2 min
- 2:26 into the third periodSteve Kasper · slashing2 min
- 2:26 into the third periodLaurie Boschman · slashing2 min
- 4:09 into the third periodBorje Salming · hooking2 min
- 8:15 into the third periodDave Farrish · tripping2 min
- 8:26 into the third periodRogie Vachon · holding2 min
Season series
Boston Bruins
| 18Keith CrowderR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 22Brad ParkD | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 8Peter McNabC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 | – |
| 11Steve KasperC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 12Wayne CashmanL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 16Rick MiddletonR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 17Stan JonathanL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 21Don MarcotteL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 24Terry O'ReillyR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 20Mike O'connellD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 23Douglas MorrisonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 27Dwight FosterR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 32Craig MacTavishC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 6Dick RedmondD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 7Ray BourqueD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 26Mike MilburyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 29Brad McCrimmonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rogie VachonG | W | 35 | 3 | .914 |
| 30Jim CraigG | 0 | 0 | – |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| 9Dan MaloneyL | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 4 | – |
| 27Darryl SittlerC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 19Bill DerlagoC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 2 | – |
| 22Rick VaiveR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 2 | – |
| 99Wilf PaiementR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 21Borje SalmingD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 6Ron EllisR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 7Rocky SaganiukR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 10John AndersonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 12Laurie BoschmanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 16Pat HickeyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 25Terry MartinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 2Ian TurnbullD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 6 | – |
| 3Dave ShandD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 4Robert PicardD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 6 | – |
| 23Dave FarrishD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 26Barry MelroseD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jim RutherfordG | L | 23 | 4 | .826 |
| 31Jiri CrhaG | 14 | 2 | .857 |