NHL game summary from February 28, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (13-32-16) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
 Washington Capitals (12-40-11) |
3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 1: | COL, | Randy Pierce 8 (Joe Contini, Barry Beck), 4:01 - PP |
| WAS, | Bill Riley 8 (Rick Green, Garnet "Ace" Bailey), 9:25 - PP | |
| COL, | Ron Delorme 8 (Bryan Lefley, Dennis Owchar), 10:57 | |
| COL, | Dennis Owchar 8 (Dave Hudson), 13:39 | |
| WAS, | Mark Lofthouse 2 (Guy Charron, Bob Girard), 16:10 | |
| WAS, | Garnet "Ace" Bailey 1 (Bill Riley), 18:48 | |
| 2: | WAS, | Bryan Watson 2, 4:23 |
| WAS, | Garnet "Ace" Bailey 2 (Gerry Meehan, Gord Lane), 17:19 | |
| COL, | Dennis Owchar 9 (Ron Andruff), 19:21 - PP | |
| 3: | WAS, | Garnet "Ace" Bailey 3, 7:38 |
| WAS, | Bill Riley 9 (Gord Lane, Gerry Meehan), 18:02 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Tom Rowe, WAS [Cross checking] 3:28 |
| Randy Pierce, COL [Tripping] 8:11 | |
| 2: | Bryan Watson, WAS [Elbowing] 4:56 |
| Joe Contini, COL [Roughing, Fighting] 16:30 | |
| Bill Riley, WAS [Roughing, Fighting] 16:30 | |
| Yvon Labre, WAS [Hooking] 17:40 | |
| 3: | Gary Croteau, COL [Tripping] 5:25 |
| Mark Lofthouse, WAS [Hooking] 5:31 |
Penalty time: COL: 11 minutes
WAS: 15 minutes
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Favell | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Lefley | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Randy Pierce | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 6 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Andruff | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 3 |
| Joe Contini | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -2 | 0 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Neely | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Owchar | 25 | D | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 30 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bolonchuk | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Bob Girard | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bernie Wolfe | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 20 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 20 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 8- 7-15-30
WAS: 12-15- 9-36
Goalies: COL: Doug Favell (L, 10-17-9)
WAS: Bernie Wolfe (W, 3-10-4)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Swede Knox
Attendance: 7,105
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