NHL game summary from December 14, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (7-19-4) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Boston Bruins (19-5-6) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | WAS, | Bob Sirois 13 (Greg Carroll, Peter Scamurra), 5:45 |
| BOS, | Jean Ratelle 10 (Brad Park, Terry O'Reilly), 9:17 - PP | |
| BOS, | Tom Songin 2 (Peter McNab, Dennis O'Brien), 9:35 | |
| BOS, | John Wensink 18 (Rick Smith), 14:33 | |
| 2: | BOS, | John Wensink 19 (Wayne Cashman, Dick Redmond), 1:41 |
| WAS, | Michel Bergeron 5 (Gord Lane, Gord Smith), 8:18 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Peter McNab 19 (Bill Bennett), 10:35 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gord Smith, WAS [Hooking] 8:32 | |
| 2: | Dennis O'Brien, BOS [Roughing] 14:51 | |
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Roughing] 16:25 | ||
| Ryan Walter, WAS [Roughing] 16:25 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: WAS: 4 minutes
BOS: 4 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bedard | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Scamurra | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Greg Carroll | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 28 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Bennett | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Tom Songin | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Walton | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Sims | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 8-12- 8-28
BOS: 11-10- 6-27
Goalies: WAS: Jim Bedard (L, 4-11-3)
BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 9-0-3)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 9,002
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