NHL game summary from February 26, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (35-15-10) |
4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
 Washington Capitals (11-40-11) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | PHI, | Andre Dupont 2 (Ross Lonsberry, Rick MacLeish), 2:09 |
| PHI, | Bill Barber 30 (Paul Holmgren, Reggie Leach), 8:42 - PP | |
| PHI, | Reggie Leach 21 (Mel Bridgman), 8:59 | |
| WAS, | Bill Riley 7 (Gord Smith), 13:08 | |
| PHI, | Don Saleski 23 (Mel Bridgman, Bill Barber), 19:39 - PP | |
| 2: | PHI, | Bill Barber 31 (Reggie Leach), 10:25 - PP |
| 3: | PHI, | Barry Dean 7 (Paul Holmgren, Mel Bridgman), 13:19 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Paul Holmgren, PHI [Hi-sticking] 1:01 |
| Bryan Watson, WAS [Hi-sticking] 1:01 | |
| Mel Bridgman, PHI [Elbowing] 4:46 | |
| Gord Lane, WAS [Slashing] 8:29 | |
| Gary Dornhoefer, PHI [Tripping] 10:29 | |
| Bryan Watson, WAS [Tripping] 18:21 | |
| 2: | Bryan Watson, WAS [Interference] 0:42 |
| Rick Lapointe, PHI [Fighting] 2:32 | |
| Robert Picard, WAS [Fighting] 2:32 | |
| Gary Dornhoefer, PHI [Game misconduct] 2:32 | |
| Rick Green, WAS [Fighting] 5:19 | |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Fighting] 5:19 | |
| Gord Lane, WAS [Tripping] 8:42 | |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Hooking] 11:34 | |
| Rick Green, WAS [Misconduct] 14:01 | |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Misconduct] 14:01 | |
| 3: | Orest Kindrachuk, PHI [Hooking] 2:16 |
| Blair Stewart, WAS [Fighting] 6:18 | |
| Bill Riley, WAS [Fighting] 6:18 | |
| Rick Lapointe, PHI [Fighting] 6:18 | |
| Mel Bridgman, PHI [Fighting] 6:18 | |
| Gord Lane, WAS [Hi-sticking] 10:02 | |
| Bob Kelly, PHI [Hi-sticking] 10:02 | |
| Dave Hoyda, PHI [Misconduct] 10:02 | |
| Dave Forbes, WAS [Misconduct] 10:02 | |
| Bob Kelly, PHI [Fighting] 12:02 | |
| Gord Lane, WAS [Fighting] 12:02 |
Penalty time: PHI: 67 minutes
WAS: 57 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Barry Dean | 29 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick St. Croix | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 34 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bolonchuk | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | -2 | 0 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Girard | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Forbes | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Blair Stewart | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Bedard | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 14 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 14 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 21- 6- 7-34
WAS: 7- 3- 4-14
Goalies: PHI: Rick St. Croix (W, 2-2-0)
WAS: Jim Bedard (L, 7-18-4)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Matt Pavelich
Attendance: 17,826
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