NHL game summary from January 21, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (9-26-10) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (14-21-10) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | WAS, | Gerry Meehan 10 (Bill Riley, Guy Charron), 18:04 - PP |
| 2: | WAS, | Mike Marson 2, 6:23 |
| WAS, | Gord Smith 3 (Guy Charron), 12:08 | |
| PIT, | Bob Paradise 1 (Dave Schultz, Gene Carr), 16:44 | |
| PIT, | Pete Mahovlich 18, 19:52 - SH | |
| 3: | WAS, | Dave Forbes 7 (Gord Lane), 6:51 |
| WAS, | Gerry Meehan 11, 11:18 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ron Lalonde, WAS [Hooking] 4:29 |
| Peter Lee, PIT [Fighting] 12:17 | |
| Larry Bolonchuk, WAS [Fighting] 12:17 | |
| Bryan Watson, WAS [Roughing] 15:07 | |
| Dave Schultz, PIT [Roughing triple minor] 15:07 | |
| 2: | Bill Collins, WAS [Tripping] 8:11 |
| Jim Hamilton, PIT [Tripping] 18:42 | |
| 3: | Gord Smith, WAS [Tripping] 8:59 |
| Dave Forbes, WAS [Holding] 13:55 |
Penalty time: WAS: 15 minutes
PIT: 13 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Lemieux | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Larry Bolonchuk | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Girard | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Patrick | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Marson | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Forbes | 21 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Bedard | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 22 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Edur | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Brian Spencer | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jim Hamilton | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Paradise | 24 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 26 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 11 |
| Gene Carr | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dunc Wilson | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -11 | 43 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -11 | 43 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 10- 5- 7-22
PIT: 17-10-16-43
Goalies: WAS: Jim Bedard (W, 5-7-3)
PIT: Dunc Wilson (L, 5-9-3)
Referee: Ron Hoggarth
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Malcolm Ashford
Attendance: 9,047
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