NHL game summary from January 22, 1978
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
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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