NHL game summary from January 19, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (13-27-7) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Buffalo Sabres (28-13-4) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | BUF, | Rick Martin 28 (Gilbert Perreault, Jerry Korab), 6:21 - PP |
| WAS, | Blair Stewart 3 (Bill Riley, Gerry Meehan), 12:21 | |
| WAS, | Gerry Meehan 10 (Guy Charron, Bill Riley), 13:56 - PP | |
| 2: | WAS, | Bob Sirois 8 (Guy Charron), 7:42 - PP |
| WAS, | Bob Sirois 7 (Yvon Labre, Rick Bragnalo), 15:51 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Jim Schoenfeld 3 (Jim Lorentz, Craig Ramsay), 12:34 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gord Lane, WAS [Hi-sticking] 4:59 |
| Gord Smith, WAS [Delay of game] 6:00 | |
| Jim Lorentz, BUF [Holding] 7:05 | |
| Jocelyn Guevremont, BUF [Tripping] 13:17 | |
| Gord Smith, WAS [Tripping] 15:53 | |
| 2: | Gord Smith, WAS [Hi-sticking] 4:18 |
| Rick Martin, BUF [Roughing] 4:18 | |
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Hooking] 5:25 | |
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Tripping] 7:50 | |
| Jerry Korab, BUF [Hi-sticking] 13:16 | |
| Ron Low, WAS [Delay of game] 17:40 | |
| Gord Lane, WAS [Broken stick] 20:00 | |
| 3: | Lee Fogolin, BUF [Elbowing] 6:26 |
| Gerry Meehan, WAS [Holding] 10:34 | |
| Jack Lynch, WAS [Holding] 19:10 | |
| Rick Martin, BUF [Holding] 19:10 | |
| Jerry Korab, BUF [Hi-sticking] 20:00 |
Penalty time: WAS: 16 minutes
BUF: 18 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Low | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Lynch | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony White | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blair Stewart | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 19 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 19 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Brian Spencer | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 8- 6- 5-19
BUF: 13- 7-14-34
Goalies: WAS: Ron Low (W, 9-19-5)
BUF: Al Smith (L, 0-2-0)
Referee: Charles Banfield
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 16,433
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