NHL game summary from February 14, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (15-27-13) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
 Washington Capitals (10-35-11) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | VAN, | Claire Alexander 5 (Dennis Kearns), :55 - PP |
| VAN, | Hilliard Graves 11 (Dennis Kearns, Mike Walton), 14:30 - PP | |
| VAN, | Mike Walton 22 (Rob Flockhart, Dennis Kearns), 17:28 | |
| WAS, | Rick Bragnalo 1 (Mike Marson, Robert Picard), 18:51 | |
| 2: | WAS, | Dave Forbes 9 (Rick Bragnalo), 15:40 |
| 3: | VAN, | Chris Oddleifson 14 (Claire Alexander, Mike Walton), 1:21 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bryan Watson, WAS [Elbowing, Fighting] 0:05 | |
| Don Lever, VAN [Fighting] 0:05 | ||
| Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Interference] 1:32 | ||
| Mike Walton, VAN [Fighting] 5:08 | ||
| Bill Riley, WAS [Roughing, Fighting] 5:08 | ||
| Dennis Ververgaert, VAN [Roughing] 6:08 | ||
| Brad Gassoff, VAN [Charging] 8:49 | ||
| Mike Marson, WAS [Fighting] 13:12 | ||
| Pit Martin, VAN [Fighting] 13:12 | ||
| Sheldon Kannegiesser, VAN [Game misconduct] 13:12 | ||
| Bryan Watson, WAS [Boarding] 13:22 | ||
| Dave Forbes, WAS [Fighting] 18:36 | ||
| Jere Gillis, VAN [Fighting] 18:36 | ||
| 2: | Harold Snepsts, VAN [Hooking] 12:55 | |
| Larry Bolonchuk, WAS [Interference] 19:18 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: VAN: 38 minutes
WAS: 28 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Rob Flockhart | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Claire Alexander | 19 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 26 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bolonchuk | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Girard | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Marson | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Forbes | 21 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 12- 7- 7-26
WAS: 6-11- 8-25
Goalies: VAN: Cesare Maniago (W, 8-14-7)
WAS: Jim Bedard (L, 6-15-4)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Don Koharski
Attendance: 7,648
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