NHL game summary from March 15, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (39-19-10) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
 Washington Capitals (12-43-12) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
1: TOR, Borje Salming 14 (Brian Glennie, Darryl Sittler), 8:52
WAS, Bob Sirois 20 (Bob Girard, Guy Charron), 18:07
2: WAS, Gerry Meehan 15 (Robert Picard, Bryan Watson), 12:18
TOR, Pat Boutette 15 (Borje Salming, George Ferguson), 12:55
3: TOR, Lanny McDonald 41 (Borje Salming, Dan Maloney), 4:53
TOR, Stan Weir 8 (Ron Ellis, Borje Salming), 9:18
TOR, George Ferguson 7, 15:38
Penalties:
1: Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Roughing] 7:45
Yvon Labre, WAS [Roughing] 7:45
Brian Glennie, TOR [Charging] 9:30
2: Bryan Watson, WAS [Holding] 5:19
Dan Maloney, TOR [Slashing] 12:50
Yvon Labre, WAS [Slashing] 12:50
Pat Boutette, TOR [Hi-sticking] 13:24
Yvon Labre, WAS [Roughing] 14:50
Dan Maloney, TOR [Roughing] 14:50
Rick Green, WAS [Hi-sticking] 15:28
Pat Boutette, TOR [Hi-sticking] 15:28
3: Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Fighting] 19:05
Rick Green, WAS [Fighting] 19:05
Penalty time: TOR: 17 minutes
WAS: 15 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gord McRae | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Trevor Johansen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| George Ferguson | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Wilson | 11 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Weir | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Pelyk | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| John Anderson | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 13 | 20 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Girard | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Marson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Forbes | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Bernie Wolfe | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -13 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 7- 4- 9-20
WAS: 10- 6- 9-25
Goalies: TOR: Gord McRae (W, 7-5-1)
WAS: Bernie Wolfe (L, 3-11-4)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Randy Mitton, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 8,062
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