NHL game summary from January 27, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (30-11-6) |
3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
 Washington Capitals (9-28-11) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | WAS, | Bill Collins 9 (Gerry Meehan, Garnet "Ace" Bailey), 1:45 |
| BOS, | Peter McNab 20 (Mike Milbury, Brad Park), 4:48 | |
| BOS, | Gregg Sheppard 5 (Terry O'Reilly, Brad Park), 11:49 - PP | |
| BOS, | Gregg Sheppard 6 (Terry O'Reilly, Peter McNab), 17:24 - PP | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | BOS, | John Wensink 9, :33 |
| WAS, | Dave Forbes 8 (Jean Lemieux, Rick Bragnalo), 2:44 | |
| BOS, | Gary Doak 4 (Stan Jonathan), 14:51 - PP | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Larry Bolonchuk, WAS [Tripping] 10:46 |
| Nelson Burton, WAS [Cross checking] 15:34 | |
| 2: | Rick Smith, BOS [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 7:23 |
| Rick Bragnalo, WAS [Hooking] 10:42 | |
| 3: | Mike Milbury, BOS [Hooking] 4:01 |
| Wayne Cashman, BOS [Tripping] 8:23 | |
| Dave Forbes, WAS [Closing hand on puck] 12:53 |
Penalty time: BOS: 6 minutes
WAS: 8 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 8 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Grahame | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 0 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 0 | 35 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Lemieux | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Bolonchuk | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Girard | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Marson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave Forbes | 21 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Nelson Burton | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Bedard | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 16 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 16 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 15-11- 9-35
WAS: 3- 5- 8-16
Goalies: BOS: Ron Grahame (W, 10-3-3)
WAS: Jim Bedard (L, 5-9-4)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 17,651
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