NHL game summary from April 4, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (42-19-17) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 Washington Capitals (15-49-14) |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
1: BUF, Rene Robert 24 (Jim Schoenfeld, Rick Martin), 1:18
WAS, Bob Sirois 23 (Guy Charron, Bob Girard), 5:56
2: WAS, Mike Marson 4 (Robert Picard), 2:10
WAS, Tom Rowe 12 (Guy Charron, Robert Picard), 6:41
WAS, Garnet "Ace" Bailey 7 (Robert Picard, Yvon Labre), 12:20
3: BUF, Bill Hajt 3 (Craig Ramsay, Jim Schoenfeld), 17:13
BUF, Bill Stewart 1 (Don Luce, Rene Robert), 19:40
Penalties:
1: none
2: Bryan Watson, WAS [Holding] 4:11
3: Bill Stewart, BUF [Charging] 7:00
Larry Carriere, BUF [Slashing] 9:55
Bryan Watson, WAS [Holding] 13:28
Penalty time: BUF: 4 minutes
WAS: 4 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Stewart | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Larry Carriere | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Sauve | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -4 | 20 | ||||||
| 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 | -1 | 0 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Girard | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Marson | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave Forbes | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim Bedard | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 5- 6- 9-20
WAS: 10-10- 5-25
Goalies: BUF: Don Edwards, Bob Sauve (L, 5-2-0)
WAS: Jim Bedard (W, 9-23-7)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 10,574
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