NHL game summary from April 1, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (14-49-13) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 New York Islanders (45-17-14) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
1: WAS, Guy Charron 36 (Bob Sirois), 5:34
NYI, Lorne Henning 11 (Denis Potvin, Dave Lewis), 15:47 - SH
2: WAS, Tom Rowe 10 (Robert Picard, Rick Green), 12:21 - PP
3: NYI, Mike Bossy 50 (Bryan Trottier, Denis Potvin), 11:52 - PP
NYI, Mike Bossy 51 (Clark Gillies, Denis Potvin), 19:55 - PP
Penalties:
1: Rick Green, WAS [Tripping] 2:38
Clark Gillies, NYI [Tripping] 15:17
2: Mike Kaszycki, NYI [Hooking] 0:33
Bill Riley, WAS [Tripping] 6:10
Dave Lewis, NYI [Roughing] 10:00
3: Bill Riley, WAS [Tripping] 10:33
Stefan Persson, NYI [Holding] 16:56
Bryan Watson, WAS [Holding] 18:20
Penalty time: WAS: 8 minutes
NYI: 8 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Girard | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Marson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Forbes | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bernie Wolfe | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Alex McKendry | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -1 | 44 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 5- 9- 4-18
NYI: 17- 9-18-44
Goalies: WAS: Bernie Wolfe (L, 4-14-4)
NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 26-9-6)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Don Koharski
Attendance: 15,317
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