NHL game summary from October 15, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (1-1-0) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Cleveland Barons (1-1-0) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
1: CLE, Ralph Klassen 1 (Al MacAdam), 19:17 - SH
2: WAS, Bob Sirois 2 (Jack Lynch, Garnet "Ace" Bailey), 10:40 - PP
CLE, Kris Manery 1 (Dave Gardner, Mike Christie), 14:03
3: CLE, Fred Ahern 1 (Jim Neilson, Reg Kerr), 6:02
WAS, Walt McKechnie 1 (Jack Lynch, Dave Forbes), 18:52
CLE, Dave Gardner 1 (Rick Hampton), 19:25 - EN
Penalties:
1: Gord Smith, WAS [Interference] 5:35
Garnet "Ace" Bailey, WAS [Slashing] 16:26
Mike Fidler, CLE [Tripping] 18:21
2: Al MacAdam, CLE [Hooking] 10:19
Jim Neilson, CLE [Hooking] 16:02
3: Mike Fidler, CLE [Roughing] 13:09
Gord Lane, WAS [Roughing] 13:09
Penalty time: WAS: 6 minutes
CLE: 8 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Smith | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Lynch | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Walt McKechnie | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Craig Patrick | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Forbes | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 32 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Wayne Merrick | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| Mike Crombeen | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Fred Ahern | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Reg Kerr | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| John Baby | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 14 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 8-15- 9-32
CLE: 16-10- 8-34
Goalies: WAS: Gary Smith (L, 0-1-0)
CLE: Gilles Meloche (W, 1-1-0)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 10,253
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