NHL game summary from April 9, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (34-27-19) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Washington Capitals (17-49-14) |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
1: WAS, Gerry Meehan 18 (Robert Picard, Garnet "Ace" Bailey), 19:58
2: WAS, Bill Riley 13 (Bob Sirois), 7:01 - PP
WAS, Gerry Meehan 19 (Garnet "Ace" Bailey, Mike Marson), 9:11
WAS, Tom Rowe 13 (Rick Bragnalo, Yvon Labre), 12:49
3: ATL, Guy Chouinard 28 (Miles Zaharko), 8:04
ATL, Bobby Simpson 10 (Bill Clement, Tim Ecclestone), 18:43
Penalties:
1: Miles Zaharko, ATL [Holding] 7:55
2: Eric Vail, ATL [Hooking] 6:19
Greg Fox, ATL [Holding] 10:00
3: none
Penalty time: ATL: 6 minutes
WAS: 0 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dick Redmond | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Miles Zaharko | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Yves Belanger | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 34 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Girard | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Bragnalo | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Marson | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Forbes | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Bedard | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 8- 7-19-34
WAS: 13-11- 5-29
Goalies: ATL: Yves Belanger (L, 7-11-0)
WAS: Jim Bedard (W, 11-23-7)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 12,563
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