NHL game summary from January 7, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (22-7-9) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
 Washington Capitals (8-21-9) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | WAS, | Gerry Meehan 8 (Larry Bolonchuk, Tom Rowe), 4:08 |
| BUF, | Gary McAdam 11 (Danny Gare, Fred Stanfield), 8:08 - PP | |
| BUF, | Don Luce 18 (Jerry Korab, Danny Gare), 11:24 - PP | |
| BUF, | Danny Gare 19 (Bill Hajt, Craig Ramsay), 15:26 | |
| 2: | WAS, | Bob Girard 3 (Jean Lemieux), 2:04 |
| 3: | WAS, | Tom Rowe 6 (Dave Forbes, Gord Lane), 8:57 |
| WAS, | Guy Charron 16, 13:42 | |
| BUF, | Ric Seiling 9 (Craig Ramsay, Lee Fogolin), 15:09 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Lee Fogolin, BUF [Holding] 4:45 | |
| Larry Bolonchuk, WAS [Hooking] 7:09 | ||
| Tom Rowe, WAS [Hooking] 10:19 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Ric Seiling, BUF [Hi-sticking] 2:06 | |
| Tom Rowe, WAS [Hi-sticking] 2:06 | ||
| Lee Fogolin, BUF [Tripping] 16:13 | ||
Penalty time: BUF: 6 minutes
WAS: 6 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Stewart | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Schock | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Richie Dunn | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 28 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Lemieux | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Bolonchuk | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Girard | 10 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Craig Patrick | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Mike Marson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Forbes | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jim Bedard | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 12-10- 6-28
WAS: 7-12- 7-26
Goalies: BUF: Don Edwards (T, 22-6-9)
WAS: Jim Bedard (T, 4-5-2)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Randy Mitton, Jim Christison
Attendance: 17,607
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