The Boston Bruins easily beat the Pittsburgh Penguins, 6 to 2, in Game 1 of the 1979 playoff series on April 16, 1979.

Final

Penguins

0-1-0

2

Bruins

1-0-0

6

Team

PIT

BOS

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

PIT

BOS

Peter McNab (EV) assisted by Don Marcotte

Don Marcotte (EV) assisted by Peter McNab and Mike Milbury

Mike Milbury (EV) assisted by Dwight Foster

2nd period

PIT

BOS

Don Marcotte (EV) assisted by Rick Smith and Peter McNab

Orest Kindrachuk (EV) unassisted

Bobby Schmautz (PP) assisted by Dick Redmond and Wayne Cashman

Dick Redmond (SH) assisted by Mike Milbury and Dwight Foster

3rd period

PIT

BOS

Gregg Sheppard (PP) assisted by Peter Lee and Tom Bladon

Penguins

Bruins

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Penguins

Bruins

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Denis Herron (L) D. Herron	0	1	0	33	27	.818	6	6.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	S	S%
Tom Bladon T. Bladon	0	1	1	-3	0	0	1	1	0.0
Colin Campbell C. Campbell	0	0	0	-1	15	0	0	1	0.0
Randy Carlyle R. Carlyle	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	2	0.0
Blair Chapman B. Chapman	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0
Jacques Cossette J. Cossette	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
Jim Hamilton J. Hamilton	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	2	0.0
Rick Kehoe R. Kehoe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Orest Kindrachuk O. Kindrachuk	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	33.3
Peter Lee P. Lee	0	1	1	-3	0	0	1	1	0.0
Ross Lonsberry R. Lonsberry	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Greg Malone G. Malone	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	2	0.0
Gary Mcadam G. Mcadam	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Rod Schutt R. Schutt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Gregg Sheppard G. Sheppard	1	0	1	-4	0	1	0	1	100.0
Ron Stackhouse R. Stackhouse	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	0.0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Gerry Cheevers (W) G. Cheevers	1	0	0	21	19	.905	2	2.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	S	S%
Wayne Cashman W. Cashman	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Dwight Foster D. Foster	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.0
Stan Jonathan S. Jonathan	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Don Marcotte D. Marcotte	2	1	3	+3	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	66.7
Peter McNab P. McNab	1	2	3	+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	33.3
Rick Middleton R. Middleton	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
Mike Milbury M. Milbury	1	2	3	+3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	100.0
Bob Miller B. Miller	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Terry O'Reilly T. O'Reilly	0	0	0	+3	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Brad Park B. Park	0	0	0	+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Jean Ratelle J. Ratelle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Dick Redmond D. Redmond	1	1	2	+1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	50.0
Bobby Schmautz B. Schmautz	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	33.3
Al Secord A. Secord	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Al Sims A. Sims	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Rick Smith R. Smith	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
John Wensink J. Wensink	0	0	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0