NHL game summary from December 21, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (8-21-5) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (18-11-5) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 1: | PHI, | Rick MacLeish 13 (Don Saleski, Behn Wilson), 6:01 - PP |
| PHI, | Yves Preston 2 (Andre Dupont), 8:49 | |
| WAS, | Bob Sirois 17 (Guy Charron), 10:29 - PP | |
| WAS, | Ryan Walter 8 (Leif Svensson, Robert Picard), 12:55 - PP | |
| PHI, | Yves Preston 3 (Blake Dunlop, Behn Wilson), 16:43 | |
| 2: | PHI, | Rick MacLeish 14 (Bill Barber), 1:07 |
| PHI, | Blake Dunlop 11 (Yves Preston, Bill Barber), 14:39 - PP | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Hoyda, PHI [Fighting] 3:17 |
| Gord Lane, WAS [Fighting] 3:17 | |
| Greg Carroll, WAS [Tripping] 4:34 | |
| Dave Hoyda, PHI [Interference] 9:17 | |
| Behn Wilson, PHI [Hooking] 12:27 | |
| Rick Lapointe, PHI [Fighting] 13:44 | |
| Bill Riley, WAS [Fighting] 13:44 | |
| 2: | Bob Dailey, PHI [Interference] 3:48 |
| Rick Lapointe, PHI [Cross checking] 8:33 | |
| Mel Bridgman, PHI [Fighting] 12:52 | |
| Bill Riley, WAS [Fighting] 12:52 | |
| Gord Lane, WAS [Roughing] 12:52 | |
| Dave Hoyda, PHI [Roughing] 15:35 | |
| 3: | Rick Lapointe, PHI [Closing hand on puck] 5:02 |
Penalty time: WAS: 19 minutes
PHI: 27 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Scamurra | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Carroll | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 8 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 1 |
| Gary Inness | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 24 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Parent | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yves Preston | 18 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Evans | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Barry Dean | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Blake Dunlop | 32 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 46 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 46 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 12- 4- 8-24
PHI: 21-13-12-46
Goalies: WAS: Gary Inness (L, 0-1-1)
PHI: Bernie Parent (W, 13-9-3)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Ron Finn
Attendance: 17,077
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