NHL game summary from January 11, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (14-18-5) |
4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
 Washington Capitals (8-23-9) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
1: DET, Dennis Hextall 4, 3:27 - SH
DET, Dan Maloney 10 (Andre St. Laurent), 8:52
DET, Andre St. Laurent 12 (Dan Maloney), 9:12
DET, Andre St. Laurent 13 (Reed Larson, Vaclav Nedomansky), 14:11 - PP
WAS, Bill Riley 3 (Jean Lemieux, Gerry Meehan), 18:58 - PP
2: DET, Dan Maloney 11 (Andre St. Laurent), :06
DET, Reed Larson 11, 18:30
3: WAS, Gerry Meehan 9 (Jean Lemieux, Guy Charron), 15:36 - PP
WAS, Bill Collins 6 (Craig Patrick, Rick Bragnalo), 15:58
Penalties:
1: Dan Maloney, DET [Fighting] 0:27
Bob Sirois, WAS [Interference] 10:34
Gord Smith, WAS [Tripping] 13:22
Greg Joly, DET [Hooking] 17:08
2: Paul Woods, DET [Holding] 7:44
Greg Joly, DET [Holding] 11:16
3: Greg Joly, DET [Hooking] 2:08
Andre St. Laurent, DET [Hooking] 7:14
Bill Riley, WAS [Slashing] 12:59
Nick Libett, DET [Slashing] 14:12
Dennis Hextall, DET [Slashing] 19:49
Gord Lane, WAS [Slashing] 19:49
Penalty time: DET: 19 minutes
WAS: 8 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Bowness | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Dennis Hull | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 19 | 22 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Lemieux | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Bolonchuk | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Bob Girard | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Craig Patrick | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Forbes | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Bernie Wolfe | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Bedard | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 10- 8- 4-22
WAS: 4-11-12-27
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (W, 5-8-1)
WAS: Bernie Wolfe (L, 2-6-4), Jim Bedard
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Swede Knox
Attendance: 10,945
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