2–8

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BOS	0	0	0	2
HFD	0	0	0	8

Bruins at Whalers

Whalers beat Bruins 8–2 on January 30, 1980.

🗓 Wed, Jan 30, 1980 · 18:30 CST 🏒 1979-80 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐳 HFD

Mark Howe

5 A

2 shots · +4

2nd star 🐳 HFD

Mike Rogers

3 G

5 shots · +2

3rd star 🐳 HFD

Tom Rowe

2 G

5 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS HFD🐳

34 Shots on goal 28

2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 3/4

10 Penalty minutes 8

BOS shooting 5.9% (2/34) HFD shooting 28.6% (8/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Gerry Cheevers

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 45:58 TOI

Yves Belanger

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 14:02 TOI

🐳Whalers

John Garrett

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 34-14 (71% win rate, 48 games)

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 1st: 22-24 (48% win rate, 46 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 34-14 (71% win rate, 48 games)

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 2nd: 22-24 (48% win rate, 46 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

Nov 18, 1979

🐳HFD @ 🐻BOS

4–5 · Bruins won

❓ BOS vs HFD, answered

Who won Bruins vs Whalers on January 30, 1980?

Whalers won 8–2.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Whalers?

The final score was Bruins 2, Whalers 8.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Gerry Cheevers made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Whalers goalie play?

John Garrett made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Bruins vs Whalers season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 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 · Jan 27

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Jan 28

Also on January 30, 1980

Bruins season page Whalers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule