NHL game summary from October 11, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (1-0-0) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
 Los Angeles Kings (0-1-0) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | WAS, | Bob Girard 1 (Rick Green, Guy Charron), :43 |
| WAS, | Peter Scamurra 1 (Greg Carroll, Eddy Godin), 8:20 | |
| LA , | Butch Goring 1 (Marcel Dionne, Mike Murphy), 13:54 - PP | |
| WAS, | Gerry Meehan 1 (Bob Sirois, Rick Green), 15:11 - PP | |
| 3: | WAS, | Tom Rowe 1 (Robert Picard), 2:02 |
| LA , | Danny Grant 1 (Dave Taylor, Marcel Dionne), 2:30 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Brian Glennie, LA [Interference] 1:04 |
| Rick Hampton, LA [Tripping] 10:50 | |
| Tom Rowe, WAS [Charging] 12:00 | |
| Leif Svensson, WAS [Holding] 15:53 | |
| Yvon Labre, WAS [Cross checking] 16:23 | |
| 2: | Scott Garland, LA [Slashing] 2:16 |
| Robert Picard, WAS [Slashing] 2:16 | |
| Tom Rowe, WAS [Roughing] 12:40 | |
| Glenn Goldup, LA [Spearing] 12:40 | |
| Rolf Edberg, WAS [Holding] 13:23 | |
| Yvon Labre, WAS [Holding] 19:28 | |
| 3: | Syl Apps, LA [Fighting] 1:36 |
| Yvon Labre, WAS [Fighting] 1:36 | |
| Bench penalty, WAS [Too many men on the ice] 8:14 | |
| Yvon Labre, WAS [Roughing] 9:29 | |
| Bryan Watson, WAS [Slashing] 19:37 |
Penalty time: WAS: 25 minutes
LA : 13 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bedard | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Scamurra | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Carroll | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mike Marson | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Eddy Godin | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 29 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Brian Glennie | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Murray Wilson | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| Danny Grant | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Scott Garland | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Beverley | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Heaslip | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Hampton | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Ron Grahame | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 7-13- 9-29
LA : 7-12-12-31
Goalies: WAS: Jim Bedard (W, 1-0-0)
LA : Ron Grahame (L, 0-1-0)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Bob Luther
Attendance: 8,318
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