6–3

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BOS	0	0	0	6
HFD	0	0	0	3

Bruins at Whalers

Bruins beat Whalers 6–3 on February 27, 1980.

🗓 Wed, Feb 27, 1980 · 19:15 CST 🏒 1979-80 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Peter McNab

3 G, 1 A

4 shots · +2

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Terry O'Reilly

3 A

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Rick Smith

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS HFD🐳

19 Shots on goal 29

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

15 Penalty minutes 11

BOS shooting 31.6% (6/19) HFD shooting 10.3% (3/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Gerry Cheevers

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐳Whalers

Al Smith

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 34:18 TOI

John Garrett

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 25:42 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 43-17 (72% win rate, 60 games)

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 1st: 29-30 (49% win rate, 59 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 43-17 (72% win rate, 60 games)

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 2nd: 29-30 (49% win rate, 59 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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❓ BOS vs HFD, answered

Who won Bruins vs Whalers on February 27, 1980?

Bruins won 6–3.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Whalers?

The final score was Bruins 6, Whalers 3.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Gerry Cheevers made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Al Smith made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Bruins vs Whalers season series?

Bruins 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 · Feb 24

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Feb 26

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