NHL game summary from March 8, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (12-41-12) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Montreal Canadiens (47-9-9) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | WAS, | Bob Girard 7 (Guy Charron, Robert Picard), 2:03 |
| WAS, | Garnet "Ace" Bailey 4 (Bill Riley), 4:25 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 22 (Steve Shutt), 1:57 - PP |
| WAS, | Rick Bragnalo 2 (Tom Rowe, Gord Lane), 4:40 | |
| MTL, | Doug Risebrough 15 (Yvan Cournoyer, Rick Chartraw), 11:35 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Guy Lafleur 49 (Serge Savard), 8:21 |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 50 (Guy Lapointe), 13:28 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rick Chartraw, MTL [Charging, Roughing] 11:26 |
| Bryan Watson, WAS [Charging, Roughing] 11:26 | |
| Doug Risebrough, MTL [Roughing] 15:47 | |
| Gord Lane, WAS [Roughing] 15:47 | |
| Bill Riley, WAS [Interference, Unsportsmanlike conduct] 18:50 | |
| 2: | Mario Tremblay, MTL [Slashing] 6:24 |
| 3: | Mario Tremblay, MTL [Roughing] 3:17 |
| Rick Green, WAS [Roughing] 3:17 |
Penalty time: WAS: 12 minutes
MTL: 10 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bolonchuk | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Girard | 10 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Marson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Bedard | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 0 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 0 | 28 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Larocque | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Nyrop | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 8-11- 9-28
MTL: 8-13-15-36
Goalies: WAS: Jim Bedard (L, 7-19-5)
MTL: Michel Larocque (W, 18-2-3)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 15,017
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