3–5

Final

🪶 Home Blackhawks 18-18-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BOS	0	0	0	3
CHI	0	0	0	5

Bruins at Blackhawks

Blackhawks beat Bruins 5–3 at United Center on December 30, 1979.

🗓 Sun, Dec 30, 1979 · 19:30 CST 📍 United Center, Chicago 🏒 1979-80 🔁 Blackhawks lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🪶 CHI

Tom Lysiak

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +2

2nd star 🪶 CHI

Doug Wilson

2 A

4 shots · +3

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Jean Ratelle

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · -2

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS CHI🪶

22 Shots on goal 27

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5

14 Penalty minutes 14

BOS shooting 13.6% (3/22) CHI shooting 18.5% (5/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Gerry Cheevers

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:14 TOI

🪶Blackhawks

Tony Esposito

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 24-10 (71% win rate, 34 games)

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — tied after 1st: 18-18 (50% win rate, 36 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 24-10 (71% win rate, 34 games)

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — tied after 2nd: 18-18 (50% win rate, 36 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Blackhawks lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ BOS vs CHI, answered

Who won Bruins vs Blackhawks on December 30, 1979?

Blackhawks won 5–3.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Blackhawks?

The final score was Bruins 3, Blackhawks 5.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Gerry Cheevers made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Tony Esposito made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Blackhawks played?

At United Center in Chicago, the Blackhawks home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Blackhawks season series?

Blackhawks lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Dec 26

🪶Blackhawks

Previous game · Dec 28

Also on December 30, 1979

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