NHL game summary from December 17, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (5-20-5) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Los Angeles Kings (13-11-5) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | WAS, | Guy Charron 11 (Larry Bolonchuk), 4:25 |
| LA , | Gary Sargent 1 (Ernie Hicke, Butch Goring), 13:16 - PP | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | WAS, | Guy Charron 12 (Bob Sirois, Bob Girard), 17:26 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Larry Bolonchuk, WAS [Holding] 1:26 |
| Mike Murphy, LA [Fighting] 4:39 | |
| Robert Picard, WAS [Fighting] 4:39 | |
| Bob Murdoch, LA [Holding] 5:49 | |
| Gord Lane, WAS [Interference] 12:46 | |
| Mike Murphy, LA [Holding] 13:02 | |
| Larry Bolonchuk, WAS [Interference] 13:02 | |
| Gord Smith, WAS [Tripping] 17:37 | |
| 2: | Bill Collins, WAS [Delay of game] 4:56 |
| Eddy Godin, WAS [Tripping] 9:48 | |
| 3: | Syl Apps, LA [Hooking] 12:47 |
Penalty time: WAS: 17 minutes
LA : 11 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bolonchuk | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Girard | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Craig Patrick | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Mike Marson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eddy Godin | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Forbes | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Bedard | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 15 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 15 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Larry Brown | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Hutchison | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 6 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ernie Hicke | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Don Kozak | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Simmons | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 8- 3- 4-15
LA : 10-16-13-39
Goalies: WAS: Jim Bedard (W, 2-4-0)
LA : Gary Simmons (L, 2-4-1)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 8,125
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