NHL game summary from December 10, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (3-19-5) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Atlanta Flames (8-10-9) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1: | ATL, | Eric Vail 4 (John Gould, Bill Clement), 11:38 - PP |
| 2: | ATL, | Eric Vail 5 (Harold Phillipoff, John Gould), 12:55 - PP |
| 3: | ATL, | Bobby Simpson 5 (Willi Plett, Tom Lysiak), 2:33 |
| WAS, | Guy Charron 9 (Bob Sirois, Bryan Watson), 3:59 | |
| ATL, | Curt Bennett 2 (Eric Vail, Guy Chouinard), 15:05 | |
| ATL, | Rey Comeau 3 (Tom Lysiak, Ed Kea), 16:22 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Robert Picard, WAS [Elbowing] 11:32 |
| Tom Lysiak, ATL [Elbowing] 18:28 | |
| 2: | Dave Forbes, WAS [Holding] 11:08 |
| 3: | Robert Picard, WAS [Tripping] 8:56 |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Fighting] 10:26 | |
| Larry Bolonchuk, WAS [Fighting] 10:26 |
Penalty time: WAS: 11 minutes
ATL: 7 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Lynch | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Larry Bolonchuk | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Girard | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Marson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Eddy Godin | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Forbes | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Gibson | 29 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Jim Bedard | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 14 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 14 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Miles Zaharko | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 8- 1- 5-14
ATL: 9-14-17-40
Goalies: WAS: Jim Bedard (L, 0-3-0)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 6-3-9)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Don Koharski
Attendance: 7,942
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