NHL game summary from March 12, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (12-42-12) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 New York Rangers (24-31-11) |
1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 1: | NYR, | Don Murdoch 26 (Ron Greschner, Walt Tkaczuk), 5:10 |
| 2: | NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 25 (Don Murdoch, Steve Vickers), 1:21 |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 26 (Dan Newman, Mark Heaslip), 7:03 | |
| NYR, | Dave Farrish 2 (Mark Heaslip, Phil Esposito), 9:42 - SH | |
| WAS, | Bill Riley 11 (Gerry Meehan), 14:19 | |
| 3: | WAS, | Bob Sirois 19 (Guy Charron, Bill Riley), 1:13 |
| NYR, | Dan Newman 5 (Mark Heaslip), 1:59 | |
| NYR, | Mike McEwen 4, 3:54 - PP | |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 27 (Mark Heaslip, Dave Farrish), 18:44 - PP | |
| NYR, | Ed Johnstone 9 (Ron Greschner, Nick Fotiu), 19:21 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Garnet "Ace" Bailey, WAS [Tripping] 0:43 |
| Ron Duguay, NYR [Holding] 5:58 | |
| Rick Green, WAS [Holding] 7:28 | |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Tripping] 17:35 | |
| 2: | Ron Duguay, NYR [Tripping] 7:52 |
| 3: | Yvon Labre, WAS [Hi-sticking major] 2:53 |
| Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Holding] 4:39 | |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey, WAS [Slashing] 16:45 |
Penalty time: WAS: 11 minutes
NYR: 8 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Girard | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Forbes | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 3 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Jim Bedard | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 22 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Davidson | 0 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Heaslip | 19 | RW | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 19 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 19 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 8-10- 4-22
NYR: 7-10-11-28
Goalies: WAS: Jim Bedard (L, 7-20-5)
NYR: John Davidson (W, 12-9-2)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Malcolm Ashford
Attendance: 17,500
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