Don McKenney, Vic Stasiuk and Cal Gardner each had a goal and an assist for Bruins (5-5-1), who tied Detroit for third place with the victory. But Red Wings own the tiebreaker based on head-to-head play.
Black Hawks (2-8-1) again couldn't find their offense, mustering just 18 shots against Don Simmons. Chicago is the lowest scoring team in the league.
But Black Hawks did jump out to a 1-0 lead in the first period on a goal by Nick Mickoski at 6:56.
Just 1:23 later, McKenney deflected a shot past Al Rollins to tie the score.
Bruins added goals from Larry Regan (11:28) and Stasiuk (PPG at 15:41) to increase their lead to 3-1 after 20 minutes.
Just two minutes into the second period, Black Hawks' Johnny Wilson was the beneficiary of a sloppy play by Simmons. As Bruins held the man advantage, Simmons left his cage to play a puck that had been iced. But he fanned on his pass, and Wilson was Johnny-on-the-spot (literally) and swept the errant pass into Boston's net.
It was the first shorthanded goal in the league this season.
Bruins restored order at 6:35 of the second frame when Gardner scored on a power play to make the score 4-2.
There were two fights: Ian Cushenan (CHI) and Fleming MacKell (BOS) in the first period and Eric Nesterenko (CHI) and Fern Flaman (BOS) in the second period. Flaman reacted violently after Nesterenko slashed another Bruins player. Nesterenko picked up the extra two minutes for the slash, and Gardner cashed in 58 seconds later.
1st Period
CHI- Mickoski (Lalande, Nesterenko) 6:56
BOS- McKenney (J. Toppazzini, Stasiuk) 8:19
BOS- Regan (Armstrong, Gardner) 11:28
BOS- Stasiuk (Flaman, McKenney) PPG 15:41
2nd Period
CHI- Wilson (unassisted) SHG 2:07
BOS- Gardner (Bionda, Mohns) 6:35
3rd Period
No scoring
SOG
CHI 8-5-5 = 18
BOS 7-16-11 = 34
Goalies
CHI- Rollins
BOS- Simmons
Gardner was one of three Bruins with a goal and an assist
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