NHL game summary from January 31, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (9-30-11) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Vancouver Canucks (14-22-12) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | WAS, | Gord Smith 4 (Bill Collins), 7:03 |
| 2: | VAN, | Rick Blight 14 (Mike Walton, Claire Alexander), 9:16 |
| VAN, | Hilliard Graves 10 (John Grisdale, Brad Gassoff), 13:37 | |
| WAS, | Larry Bolonchuk 3 (Gord Lane, Bob Girard), 18:33 | |
| VAN, | Rick Blight 15 (Pit Martin, Dennis Kearns), 19:28 - PP | |
| 3: | VAN, | Pit Martin 9 (John Grisdale), 19:57 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gord Smith, WAS [Interference] 2:44 |
| Rick Blight, VAN [Roughing] 3:35 | |
| Don Lever, VAN [Cross checking] 9:58 | |
| Robert Picard, WAS [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 9:58 | |
| Jere Gillis, VAN [Roughing] 9:58 | |
| Larry Bolonchuk, WAS [Holding] 17:01 | |
| 2: | Dave Forbes, WAS [Holding] 10:33 |
| Rob Flockhart, VAN [Tripping] 14:41 | |
| Bill Collins, WAS [Hooking] 19:15 | |
| 3: | Don Lever, VAN [Hooking] 18:49 |
| Bob Sirois, WAS [Tripping] 19:08 |
Penalty time: WAS: 14 minutes
VAN: 10 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Lemieux | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Larry Bolonchuk | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Girard | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Marson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Forbes | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Blair Stewart | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Bedard | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 23 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Rob Flockhart | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Claire Alexander | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 4 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 4 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 7-10- 6-23
VAN: 7-12- 6-25
Goalies: WAS: Jim Bedard (L, 5-11-4)
VAN: Curt Ridley (W, 7-11-5)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Jim Christison
Attendance: 13,500
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