NHL game summary from March 28, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (48-15-11) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
 Washington Capitals (13-48-13) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | WAS, | Guy Charron 31 (Mike Marson, Robert Picard), 6:49 |
| WAS, | Gerry Meehan 17 (Yvon Labre), 7:02 | |
| BOS, | Peter McNab 38 (Brad Park), 15:39 | |
| BOS, | Dennis O'Brien 2 (Gregg Sheppard, Wayne Cashman), 16:42 | |
| BOS, | Bobby Schmautz 26 (Gregg Sheppard, Don Marcotte), 19:38 - PP | |
| 3: | BOS, | Gregg Sheppard 22 (Wayne Cashman), :47 |
| WAS, | Guy Charron 32 (Robert Picard), 8:16 - PP | |
| WAS, | Guy Charron 33 (Tom Rowe, Robert Picard), 12:45 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Forbes, WAS [Holding] 6:16 |
| Brad Park, BOS [Tripping] 11:14 | |
| 2: | Dennis O'Brien, BOS [Boarding] 3:22 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey, WAS [Interference] 12:38 | |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey, WAS [Holding] 17:54 | |
| 3: | Wayne Cashman, BOS [Hooking] 7:23 |
| Yvon Labre, WAS [Fighting] 17:53 | |
| Bobby Schmautz, BOS [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Fighting, Misconduct, Game misconduct] 17:53 |
Penalty time: BOS: 33 minutes
WAS: 11 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Al Sims | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Grahame | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 27 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Girard | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Mike Marson | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Forbes | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Bedard | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 7-16- 4-27
WAS: 16- 8- 7-31
Goalies: BOS: Ron Grahame (T, 24-4-7)
WAS: Jim Bedard (T, 7-23-6)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Willard Norris
Attendance: 8,581
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