NHL game summary from February 23, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (11-38-11) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Detroit Red Wings (23-26-8) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | DET, | Dennis Polonich 10 (Andre St. Laurent, Dan Maloney), 14:21 |
| 2: | DET, | Dale McCourt 23, 1:38 |
| WAS, | Bob Girard 6 (Rick Bragnalo, Guy Charron), 10:43 - PP | |
| 3: | DET, | Paul Woods 13 (Bill Lochead), 6:38 |
| DET, | Dennis Polonich 11 (Andre St. Laurent, Dan Maloney), 10:50 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dennis Polonich, DET [Roughing] 4:45 |
| Mike Marson, WAS [Slashing] 8:07 | |
| Andre St. Laurent, DET [Hi-sticking] 15:00 | |
| Bryan Watson, WAS [Interference] 15:00 | |
| Blair Stewart, WAS [Hi-sticking] 18:10 | |
| Dan Maloney, DET [Roughing] 18:45 | |
| Gord Lane, WAS [Roughing] 18:45 | |
| 2: | Bill Riley, WAS [Fighting] 9:22 |
| Andre St. Laurent, DET [Fighting] 9:22 | |
| Terry Harper, DET [Tripping] 10:13 | |
| Rick Green, WAS [Holding] 16:39 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Roughing] 16:39 | |
| Bryan Watson, WAS [Holding] 18:10 | |
| 3: | Bill Lochead, DET [Interference] 7:28 |
| Al Cameron, DET [Roughing] 11:08 | |
| Bryan Watson, WAS [Roughing] 11:08 |
Penalty time: WAS: 19 minutes
DET: 19 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bolonchuk | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Girard | 10 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Mike Marson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave Forbes | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Blair Stewart | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bernie Wolfe | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 30 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rick Bowness | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| Dennis Hull | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 11- 9-10-30
DET: 9- 9- 6-24
Goalies: WAS: Bernie Wolfe (L, 2-10-4)
DET: Jim Rutherford (W, 13-13-3)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 10,872
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