NHL game summary from March 9, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (19-37-13) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Vancouver Canucks (20-40-8) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
1: WAS, Craig Patrick 5 (Bill Riley, Gerry Meehan), 1:30
VAN, Dennis Kearns 5 (Garry Monahan, Harold Snepsts), 9:37
VAN, Bobby Lalonde 15 (Hilliard Graves, Garry Monahan), 15:09
VAN, Derek Sanderson 10 (Don Lever, Dennis Kearns), 16:52 - PP
2: VAN, Rick Blight 24 (Dennis Kearns, Cesare Maniago), 17:09 - PP
3: WAS, Gerry Meehan 22 (Guy Charron, Jack Lynch), :46 - PP
VAN, Don Lever 20 (Derek Sanderson, Dennis Kearns), 16:03 - PP
Penalties:
1: Garnet "Ace" Bailey, WAS [Holding] 2:32
Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Holding] 9:50
Yvon Labre, WAS [Interference] 16:39
2: Larry Goodenough, VAN [Hooking] 5:56
Hilliard Graves, VAN [Tripping] 10:49
Gord Smith, WAS [Interference] 16:13
Bobby Lalonde, VAN [Slashing] 19:14
3: Dennis Kearns, VAN [Hooking] 7:39
Yvon Labre, WAS [Hi-sticking] 14:10
Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Tripping] 19:28
Penalty time: WAS: 8 minutes
VAN: 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Paradise | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Craig Patrick | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony White | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 25 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Carriere | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Derek Sanderson | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Ralph Stewart | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Larry Goodenough | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 7-10- 8-25
VAN: 9- 6-13-28
Goalies: WAS: Ron Low (L, 14-25-5)
VAN: Cesare Maniago (W, 12-19-4)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 15,250
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