NHL game summary from October 9, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (1-1-1) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Cleveland Barons (1-0-1) |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 1: | CLE, | Charlie Simmer 1 (Fred Ahern), 9:11 - PP |
| 2: | WAS, | Guy Charron 3 (Hartland Monahan, Mike Lampman), 1:37 |
| WAS, | Garnet "Ace" Bailey 1 (Rick Bragnalo), 9:12 | |
| CLE, | Dennis Maruk 2, 11:01 - PP | |
| CLE, | Bob Murdoch 1 (Dennis Maruk), 14:42 | |
| 3: | WAS, | Hartland Monahan 4 (Harvey Bennett, Ron Lalonde), 3:44 |
| CLE, | Wayne Merrick 1 (Rick Hampton, Gary Sabourin), 6:34 | |
| CLE, | Jim Moxey 1 (Gary Sabourin, Bjorn Johansson), 10:51 | |
| CLE, | Bjorn Johansson 1 (Wayne Merrick), 13:27 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gord Lane, WAS [Cross checking] 5:09 |
| Bob Girard, CLE [Hi-sticking] 5:09 | |
| Yvon Labre, WAS [Tripping] 7:22 | |
| Greg Smith, CLE [Holding] 10:02 | |
| Blair Stewart, WAS [Hooking] 13:44 | |
| Rick Bragnalo, WAS [Tripping] 17:42 | |
| Charlie Simmer, CLE [Elbowing] 18:17 | |
| 2: | Tony White, WAS [Hooking] 9:51 |
| Yvon Labre, WAS [Holding] 10:55 | |
| Jim Moxey, CLE [Charging] 15:33 | |
| Jim Moxey, CLE [Tripping] 19:24 | |
| 3: | Bob Murdoch, CLE [Interference] 18:22 |
Penalty time: WAS: 12 minutes
CLE: 12 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Low | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Lynch | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Bolonchuk | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Self | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tony White | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Lampman | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Blair Stewart | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Harvey Bennett | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bernie Wolfe | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 23 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Len Frig | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | 9 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bjorn Johansson | 13 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Fred Ahern | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Charlie Simmer | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Jim Moxey | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Gary Simmons | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 3-11- 9-23
CLE: 12-11-14-37
Goalies: WAS: Bernie Wolfe,
Ron Low (L, 0-1-1) CLE: Gary Simmons (W, 1-0-0) Referee: Ron Hoggarth Linesmen: Swede Knox, Bob Hodges Attendance: 5,209
Ron Low (L, 0-1-1) CLE: Gary Simmons (W, 1-0-0) Referee: Ron Hoggarth Linesmen: Swede Knox, Bob Hodges Attendance: 5,209
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