NHL game summary from January 22, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (9-27-10) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Detroit Red Wings (17-20-6) |
1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | DET, | Dennis Hextall 5, 1:27 - SH |
| WAS, | Bill Riley 4 (Gerry Meehan, Bob Sirois), 1:59 - PP | |
| WAS, | Bob Sirois 18, 8:06 | |
| WAS, | Gerry Meehan 12 (Bob Sirois), 12:16 | |
| 2: | DET, | Dale McCourt 12 (Greg Joly), 2:07 |
| DET, | Andre St. Laurent 19 (Dale McCourt, Greg Joly), 9:39 - PP | |
| DET, | Dale McCourt 13 (Terry Harper), 15:38 - SH | |
| 3: | DET, | Greg Joly 6 (Paul Woods), 19:31 - EN |
| DET, | Dale McCourt 14 (Bill Lochead), 19:50 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dennis Polonich, DET [Hi-sticking] 0:21 |
| Gord Lane, WAS [Tripping] 3:26 | |
| Gord Lane, WAS [Elbowing] 5:30 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Elbowing] 16:34 | |
| Dan Maloney, DET [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 16:34 | |
| 2: | Gord Smith, WAS [Hi-sticking major] 5:24 |
| Andre St. Laurent, DET [Hooking] 10:46 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Elbowing] 14:39 | |
| 3: | Mike Marson, WAS [Fighting] 0:12 |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Slashing, Fighting] 0:12 | |
| Guy Charron, WAS [Hooking] 1:43 | |
| Larry Bolonchuk, WAS [Hooking] 4:54 | |
| Dan Maloney, DET [Hi-sticking] 6:36 | |
| Dave Forbes, WAS [Slashing] 10:00 | |
| Bryan Watson, WAS [Hi-sticking] 12:25 | |
| Perry Miller, DET [Hi-sticking] 12:25 | |
| Rick Bragnalo, WAS [Roughing] 12:25 | |
| Andre St. Laurent, DET [Roughing] 12:29 | |
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Elbowing] 13:43 | |
| Dave Forbes, WAS [Holding] 14:13 | |
| Al Cameron, DET [Misconduct] 15:21 | |
| Dan Maloney, DET [Delay of game] 19:50 |
Penalty time: WAS: 26 minutes
DET: 37 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Lemieux | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Larry Bolonchuk | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob Girard | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Craig Patrick | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Mike Marson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Forbes | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Jim Bedard | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -17 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -17 | 21 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Rick Bowness | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Dennis Hull | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 13 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 13 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 9- 8- 4-21
DET: 15-10-11-36
Goalies: WAS: Jim Bedard (L, 5-8-3)
DET: Jim Rutherford (W, 8-10-2)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Swede Knox
Attendance: 13,145
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