Chicago Blackhawks vs Boston Bruins
Regular season · Saturday, March 28, 1981 · Boston Garden
Game summary
The Boston Bruins beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5–2 on Saturday, March 28, 1981 at Boston Garden. The Bruins outshot the Blackhawks 26–20.
Goals came from Denis Savard, Ray Bourque, Mike O'connell, Peter Marsh, Peter McNab, Steve Kasper and Dwight Foster.
Rogie Vachon made 18 saves on 20 shots for the win; Murray Bannerman stopped 21 of 26.
Scoring
1st period
Denis Savard (27)Tim Higgins (32), Bob Murray (42)1–009:52 CHI ·
2nd period
Ray Bourque (27)Rick Middleton (56), Mike O'connell (34)1–110:50 BOS · 
Mike O'connell (15)Peter McNab (45), Rick Middleton (57)1–216:06 BOS · 
Peter Marsh (10)Tom Lysiak (51), Rich Preston (14)2–219:05 CHI
3rd period
Peter McNab (36)Rick Middleton (58), Mike O'connell (35)2–306:05 BOS · 
Steve Kasper (20)Dick Redmond (20)2–412:11 BOS
Dwight Foster (21)Unassisted2–516:06 BOS ·
Team stats
CHIBOS
2026
0%0%
1/33/3
2020
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 8:12 into the first period
Mike O'connell · hooking2 min - 15:49 into the first periodMike Milbury · holding2 min
- 2:46 into the second periodStan Jonathan · slashing2 min
- 2:46 into the second periodStan Jonathan · fighting5 min
- 2:46 into the second period
Reg Kerr · slashing2 min - 2:46 into the second periodReg Kerr · fighting5 min
- 6:32 into the second periodDon Marcotte · slashing2 min
- 6:32 into the second periodKeith Brown · slashing2 min
- 9:37 into the second periodBob Murray · hooking2 min
- 14:38 into the second periodJohn Marks · holding2 min
- 2:28 into the third periodStan Jonathan · fighting5 min
- 2:28 into the third periodFlorent Robidoux · fighting5 min
- 4:46 into the third periodRick Paterson · hooking2 min
- 14:59 into the third periodKeith Crowder · tripping2 min
Season series
Chicago Blackhawks
| 12Tom LysiakC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 15Tim HigginsR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 16Rich PrestonR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 17Peter MarshR | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 18Denis SavardC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 6Bob MurrayD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 7Glen SharpleyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 10Reg KerrC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 11John MarksR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 19Florent RobidouxL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 22Grant MulveyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 26Rick PatersonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 29Ted BulleyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 2Greg FoxD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 4Keith BrownD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 24Doug WilsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 28Miles ZaharkoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Murray BannermanG | L | 26 | 5 | .808 |
| 35Tony EspositoG | 0 | 0 | – |
Boston Bruins
| 16Rick MiddletonR | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 20Mike O'connellD | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 8Peter McNabC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 11Steve KasperC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 | – |
| 27Dwight FosterR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 6Dick RedmondD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 7Ray BourqueD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 10Jean RatelleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 12Wayne CashmanL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 17Stan JonathanL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 18Keith CrowderR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 19Bobby LalondeC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 21Don MarcotteL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 24Terry O'ReillyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 22Brad ParkD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 26Mike MilburyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 29Brad McCrimmonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rogie VachonG | W | 20 | 2 | .900 |
| 31Marco BaronG | 0 | 0 | – |