NHL game summary from October 26, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (2-3-0) |
1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
 Atlanta Flames (2-2-3) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
1: ATL, John Gould 3 (Bobby Lalonde, Harold Phillipoff), 9:15
WAS, Bob Sirois 4 (Robert Picard, Guy Charron), 9:47
2: WAS, Walt McKechnie 2 (Rick Green), :31
WAS, Bill Collins 1 (Robert Picard, Ron Lalonde), 1:12
WAS, Gerry Meehan 2, 3:58
ATL, Rey Comeau 1 (Ken Houston), 4:44
WAS, Bill Riley 1 (Robert Picard), 13:03
3: WAS, Bob Sirois 5 (Walt McKechnie, Rick Green), 7:29
Penalties:
1: none
2: Gord Lane, WAS [Interference] 5:15
Guy Chouinard, ATL [Tripping] 6:45
Harold Phillipoff, ATL [Cross checking] 16:41
Willi Plett, ATL [Fighting] 20:00
Gord Lane, WAS [Fighting] 20:00
3: Bryan Watson, WAS [Roughing] 3:26
Harold Phillipoff, ATL [Roughing double minor] 3:26
Harold Phillipoff, ATL [Fighting] 9:00
Bryan Watson, WAS [Fighting] 9:00
Gord Smith, WAS [Holding] 10:18
Harold Phillipoff, ATL [Fighting] 18:30
Bill Riley, WAS [Fighting] 18:30
Penalty time: WAS: 21 minutes
ATL: 23 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Walt McKechnie | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Craig Patrick | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Forbes | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 30 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Myre | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Miles Zaharko | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | -4 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 14-11- 5-30
ATL: 14- 8- 6-28
Goalies: WAS: Gary Smith (W, 1-3-0)
ATL: Dan Bouchard, Phil Myre (L, 0-2-0)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Claude Bechard
Attendance: 8,247
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