NHL game summary from March 24, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (26-32-13) |
2 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
 Washington Capitals (13-46-12) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | WAS, | Guy Charron 30 (Bob Sirois, Robert Picard), 7:46 |
| NYR, | Mike McEwen 5 (Walt Tkaczuk, Don Awrey), 8:19 | |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 32 (Ron Greschner, Steve Vickers), 10:00 - PP | |
| 2: | NYR, | Phil Esposito 33, 1:45 |
| NYR, | Ed Johnstone 10 (Dave Farrish, Steve Vickers), 3:01 | |
| NYR, | Ron Duguay 16 (Phil Esposito, Pat Hickey), 3:24 - PP | |
| WAS, | Bill Riley 12 (Rick Green, Gerry Meehan), 6:20 - PP | |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 34 (Steve Vickers), 7:39 - PP | |
| NYR, | Ron Duguay 17 (Wayne Dillon, Carol Vadnais), 14:43 | |
| NYR, | Mark Heaslip 4 (Ron Greschner), 15:24 | |
| WAS, | Robert Picard 9 (Jim Bedard), 18:33 - PP | |
| 3: | WAS, | Dave Forbes 11 (Tom Rowe, Yvon Labre), 19:14 |
| NYR, | Ed Johnstone 11 (Walt Tkaczuk, Steve Vickers), 8:55 | |
| NYR, | Wayne Dillon 4 (Ron Greschner), 9:48 | |
| NYR, | Ron Duguay 18 (Ron Greschner, Ed Johnstone), 14:12 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pat Hickey, NYR [Slashing] 1:22 |
| Gord Lane, WAS [Tripping] 3:49 | |
| Gord Lane, WAS [Fighting] 6:10 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Fighting] 6:10 | |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Roughing] 6:43 | |
| Bryan Watson, WAS [Roughing, Slashing] 6:43 | |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Elbowing, Fighting, Misconduct] 10:46 | |
| Bryan Watson, WAS [Fighting, Misconduct, Game misconduct] 10:46 | |
| Gord Lane, WAS [Leaving penalty box triple minor, Game misconduct] 10:46 | |
| Mike Marson, WAS [Leaving players/penalty bench misconduct] 10:46 | |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Slashing] 11:49 | |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Hooking] 16:18 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Slashing] 17:43 | |
| Bill Riley, WAS [Slashing] 17:43 | |
| Bryan Watson, WAS [Holding] 18:22 | |
| 2: | Garnet "Ace" Bailey, WAS [Tripping] 3:11 |
| Mark Heaslip, NYR [Hooking] 4:48 | |
| Gord Smith, WAS [Holding] 7:34 | |
| Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Holding] 17:35 | |
| Dave Forbes, WAS [Game misconduct] 19:27 | |
| 3: | Pat Hickey, NYR [Tripping] 4:02 |
| Bill Riley, WAS [Tripping] 12:54 | |
| Tom Rowe, WAS [Unsportsmanlike conduct double minor] 19:27 |
Penalty time: NYR: 38 minutes
WAS: 86 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Rick Bowness | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Dennis Hull | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Heaslip | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| TOTAL (23 forwards, 11 defensemen) | 24 | 57 | ||||||
| TOTAL (23 forwards, 11 defensemen) | 24 | 57 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -5 | 3 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Bob Girard | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Bob Girard | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Mike Marson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Forbes | 21 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Forbes | 21 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -4 | 5 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernie Wolfe | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Bedard | 31 | G | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (21 forwards, 11 defensemen) | -26 | 49 | ||||||
| TOTAL (21 forwards, 11 defensemen) | -26 | 49 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 6- 7-12-25
WAS: 9-13- 7-29
Goalies: NYR: Wayne Thomas (W, 11-18-7)
WAS: Bernie Wolfe (L, 4-13-4),
Jim Bedard Referee: Dave Newell Referee: Ron Wicks Linesmen: Ron Finn, Bob Hodges , Gerard Gauthier , Bob Hodges Attendance: 11,038
Jim Bedard Referee: Dave Newell Referee: Ron Wicks Linesmen: Ron Finn, Bob Hodges , Gerard Gauthier , Bob Hodges Attendance: 11,038
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