NHL game summary from March 18, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Barons (19-41-11) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 Washington Capitals (13-43-12) |
3 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
1: WAS, Guy Charron 26 (Bill Riley, Garnet "Ace" Bailey), 7:15
WAS, Guy Charron 27, 17:16
WAS, Bob Sirois 21 (Guy Charron, Bob Girard), 18:13
2: WAS, Robert Picard 8 (Guy Charron, Bob Sirois), 3:34
WAS, Bob Sirois 22 (Guy Charron, Bob Girard), 7:02
WAS, Tom Rowe 7 (Rick Bragnalo), 9:06
WAS, Bob Girard 8 (Bob Sirois, Yvon Labre), 11:48
WAS, Guy Charron 28 (Yvon Labre, Bob Girard), 16:34
3: CLE, Dennis Maruk 30 (Mike Crombeen), 9:20
CLE, Dave Gardner 17 (Walt McKechnie), 13:30
CLE, Mike Fidler 23 (Dave Gardner, Kris Manery), 13:43
Penalties:
1: Rick Jodzio, CLE [Fighting] 2:20
Gord Lane, WAS [Fighting] 2:20
Tom Rowe, WAS [Slashing] 10:34
2: Randy Holt, CLE [Fighting] 8:22
Robert Picard, WAS [Fighting] 8:22
3: Dave Gardner, CLE [Tripping] 11:12
Yvon Labre, WAS [Holding] 15:47
Penalty time: CLE: 12 minutes
WAS: 14 minutes
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Jean Potvin | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Crombeen | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Rick Jodzio | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 2 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| J.P. Parise | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Chuck Arnason | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Holt | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 27 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Girard | 10 | LW | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Forbes | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Bernie Wolfe | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 25 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: CLE: 6-13- 8-27
WAS: 14-16- 8-38
Goalies: CLE: Gary Edwards (L, 6-17-4), Gilles Meloche
WAS: Bernie Wolfe (W, 4-11-4)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 10,381
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