NHL game summary from December 23, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (10-17-4) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Washington Capitals (6-20-6) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 2 (Larry Giroux, Andre St. Laurent), 7:22 - PP |
| 2: | WAS, | Bob Sirois 13 (Guy Charron, Bob Girard), 1:44 |
| WAS, | Bob Sirois 14 (Guy Charron, Rick Green), 2:01 | |
| 3: | WAS, | Rick Green 3 (Bob Sirois, Gerry Meehan), 9:39 - PP |
| DET, | Andre St. Laurent 9 (Dennis Polonich, Terry Harper), 14:36 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dennis Polonich, DET [Hi-sticking] 1:12 |
| Larry Bolonchuk, WAS [Holding] 6:53 | |
| Bryan Watson, WAS [Roughing] 8:22 | |
| Larry Bolonchuk, WAS [Hi-sticking] 8:35 | |
| Nick Libett, DET [Hi-sticking] 8:35 | |
| Gord Smith, WAS [Fighting] 13:21 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Fighting] 13:21 | |
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Cross checking] 14:02 | |
| 2: | Eddy Godin, WAS [Hooking] 3:20 |
| Bryan Watson, WAS [Elbowing] 4:52 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Hi-sticking] 4:52 | |
| Larry Bolonchuk, WAS [Holding] 6:50 | |
| Robert Picard, WAS [Hi-sticking] 13:57 | |
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Roughing] 13:57 | |
| Greg Joly, DET [Tripping] 15:27 | |
| Gord Lane, WAS [Roughing] 17:54 | |
| Al Cameron, DET [Roughing] 17:54 | |
| Larry Giroux, DET [Interference] 18:55 | |
| Rick Green, WAS [Hi-sticking] 19:11 | |
| 3: | Ron Lalonde, WAS [Tripping] 3:02 |
| Bill Lochead, DET [Holding] 7:44 | |
| Perry Miller, DET [Roughing] 8:39 | |
| Guy Charron, WAS [Roughing] 8:39 |
Penalty time: DET: 25 minutes
WAS: 27 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Larry Giroux | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis Hull | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 7 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Sheehy | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 38 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bolonchuk | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Girard | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Marson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddy Godin | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Forbes | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bernie Wolfe | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 18 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 18 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 9-10-19-38
WAS: 6- 5- 6-17
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 2-8-1)
WAS: Bernie Wolfe (W, 2-4-2)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Don Koharski
Attendance: 8,128
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