NHL game summary from January 18, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (8-25-10) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Chicago Blackhawks (15-16-12) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | CHI, | Cliff Koroll 8 (Stan Mikita, John Marks), 16:41 |
| CHI, | Bob Murray 7 (Alain Daigle, Darcy Rota), 17:28 | |
| CHI, | Cliff Koroll 9 (Dave Logan, Stan Mikita), 19:07 | |
| 2: | WAS, | Guy Charron 19 (Gord Smith, Bob Sirois), 2:10 |
| CHI, | Stan Mikita 5 (Bob Murray, Cliff Koroll), 11:13 | |
| 3: | WAS, | Jean Lemieux 2 (Guy Charron, Bill Riley), 4:41 - PP |
| CHI, | Cliff Koroll 10 (Stan Mikita, Bob Murray), 19:25 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dale Tallon, CHI [major] 1:50 |
| Mike Marson, WAS [major] 1:50 | |
| Gord Lane, WAS 2:07 | |
| Grant Mulvey, CHI 2:19 | |
| Craig Patrick, WAS 5:56 | |
| Ted Bulley, CHI [double minor] 5:56 | |
| Gord Lane, WAS [minor, major] 13:44 | |
| Phil Russell, CHI [minor, major] 13:44 | |
| Grant Mulvey, CHI 14:10 | |
| 2: | Robert Picard, WAS 2:01 |
| 3: | Ted Bulley, CHI 3:27 |
| Grant Mulvey, CHI 3:27 | |
| Stan Mikita, CHI 8:17 | |
| Bill Riley, WAS 8:17 |
Penalty time: WAS: 18 minutes
CHI: 24 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Lemieux | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Larry Bolonchuk | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Bob Girard | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Craig Patrick | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Mike Marson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 0 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Forbes | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 5 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernie Wolfe | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -21 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -21 | 28 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Logan | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Keith Magnuson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kirk Bowman | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dale Tallon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Wilson | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 11- 7-10-28
CHI: 11-15-12-38
Goalies: WAS: Bernie Wolfe (L, 2-7-4)
CHI: Tony Esposito (W, 12-12-7)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 11,395
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