NHL game summary from March 22, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Blackhawks (28-26-17) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
 Washington Capitals (13-45-12) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | CHI, | Grant Mulvey 12 (Ivan Boldirev, Doug Hicks), 5:46 - PP |
| CHI, | Grant Mulvey 13 (Ted Bulley), 14:30 | |
| WAS, | Garnet "Ace" Bailey 5 (Rick Green), 17:21 | |
| 2: | CHI, | Dale Tallon 3 (Bob Murray), 4:49 - PP |
| CHI, | Darcy Rota 15 (Alain Daigle, Pierre Plante), 11:28 | |
| 3: | CHI, | Ivan Boldirev 30 (Ted Bulley), 5:35 |
| WAS, | Gerry Meehan 16 (Bryan Watson, Garnet "Ace" Bailey), 10:41 | |
| CHI, | Grant Mulvey 14 (Ivan Boldirev, Bob Murray), 14:07 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bryan Watson, WAS [Elbowing] 0:50 |
| Dave Forbes, WAS [Holding] 5:29 | |
| Bob Murray, CHI [Interference] 11:52 | |
| 2: | Gord Lane, WAS [Holding] 3:05 |
| Darcy Rota, CHI [Charging] 8:42 | |
| Pierre Plante, CHI [Hi-sticking] 11:52 | |
| Grant Mulvey, CHI [Fighting] 17:39 | |
| Bill Riley, WAS [Fighting] 17:39 | |
| 3: | Gord Lane, WAS [Slashing] 2:48 |
| Stan Mikita, CHI [Slashing] 2:48 | |
| Bob Murray, CHI [Holding] 18:44 |
Penalty time: CHI: 15 minutes
WAS: 13 minutes
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Logan | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Pierre Plante | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Kirk Bowman | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Dale Tallon | 19 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Hoffmeyer | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 30 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Girard | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Mike Marson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Dave Forbes | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim Bedard | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: CHI: 8-13- 9-30
WAS: 7- 7-11-25
Goalies: CHI: Tony Esposito (W, 25-20-12)
WAS: Jim Bedard (L, 7-21-5)
Referee: Denis Morel
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 10,335
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