NHL game summary from October 14, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (1-0-2) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
 Washington Capitals (1-1-1) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | ATL, | Bill Clement 2 (Ed Kea, Pat Ribble), 8:15 |
| ATL, | Tom Lysiak 2, 9:11 | |
| ATL, | Tom Lysiak 3, 13:22 | |
| 2: | WAS, | Mark Lofthouse 1 (Gerry Meehan, Dave Forbes), 3:39 |
| ATL, | Guy Chouinard 2 (Richard Mulhern, Bob MacMillan), 4:01 | |
| WAS, | Greg Carroll 1 (Bob Sirois), 11:16 | |
| ATL, | Ed Kea 1 (Richard Mulhern, Don Laurence), 12:02 - PP | |
| ATL, | Tom Lysiak 4 (Ken Houston, Pat Ribble), 13:11 | |
| 3: | WAS, | Paul Mulvey 2 (Rick Green, Leif Svensson), 3:21 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Forbes, WAS [Holding] 2:22 |
| Richard Mulhern, ATL [Slashing] 7:16 | |
| Eddy Godin, WAS [Slashing] 7:16 | |
| Bryan Watson, WAS [Charging] 7:37 | |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Hi-sticking] 7:37 | |
| Ken Houston, ATL [Elbowing] 19:04 | |
| 2: | Brad Marsh, ATL [Holding] 9:16 |
| Guy Charron, WAS [Hi-sticking] 10:22 | |
| Dave Shand, ATL [Cross checking] 14:10 | |
| Paul Mulvey, WAS [Holding] 15:08 | |
| Greg Fox, ATL [Holding] 15:25 | |
| 3: | Brad Marsh, ATL [Hooking] 0:06 |
| Dave Shand, ATL [Slashing] 1:39 | |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Roughing] 13:31 |
Penalty time: ATL: 18 minutes
WAS: 10 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Laurence | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 12 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 12 | 26 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bedard | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Scamurra | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Forbes | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Greg Carroll | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Eddy Godin | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -12 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -12 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 15- 6- 6-27
WAS: 4-11- 9-24
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 1-0-2)
WAS: Jim Bedard (L, 1-1-1)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 9,243
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