NHL game summary from October 28, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (2-4-0) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Colorado Rockies (2-2-3) |
2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
1: WAS, Walt McKechnie 3, :11
COL, Gary Croteau 2 (Paul Gardner, Wilf Paiement), :59
COL, Bryan Lefley 1 (Denis Dupere), 9:18 - SH
2: COL, Paul Gardner 7 (John Van Boxmeer), 1:03 - PP
COL, Gary Croteau 3 (Paul Gardner, Wilf Paiement), 9:40
COL, Barry Beck 2 (Andy Spruce, John Van Boxmeer), 16:45
COL, Tom Edur 5 (Mark Suzor, Paul Gardner), 19:55 - PP
3: COL, Bryan Lefley 2 (Mark Suzor), 3:50
COL, Ron Andruff 4 (Mark Suzor, Mike Kitchen), 12:56
Penalties:
1: Andy Spruce, COL [Interference] 2:32
Gord Lane, WAS [Interference] 5:27
Nelson Pyatt, COL [Tripping] 8:21
Gord Lane, WAS [Slashing] 19:20
2: Ron Delorme, COL [Fighting] 19:00
Gord Lane, WAS [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 19:00
3: none
Penalty time: WAS: 11 minutes
COL: 9 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 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt McKechnie | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Craig Patrick | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dave Forbes | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | -1 | 2 |
| Bernie Wolfe | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -25 | 23 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Favell | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Lefley | 2 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Tom Edur | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mark Suzor | 6 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Chuck Arnason | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Andruff | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Denis Dupere | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rick Jodzio | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 24 | 45 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 10- 5- 8-23
COL: 12-20-13-45
Goalies: WAS: Gary Smith (L, 1-4-0), Bernie Wolfe
COL: Doug Favell (W, 2-2-2)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 4,132
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