NHL game summary from October 21, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (1-4-1) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (1-4-1) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | PIT, | Rod Schutt 1 (Pete Mahovlich, Randy Carlyle), 15:48 - PP |
| 2: | PIT, | Peter Lee 3 (Randy Carlyle, Wayne Bianchin), 15:16 - PP |
| PIT, | Pete Mahovlich 2 (Randy Carlyle), 18:16 - PP | |
| 3: | PIT, | Wayne Bianchin 1 (George Ferguson, Greg Malone), 1:43 |
| WAS, | Tom Rowe 3 (Greg Carroll, Gerry Meehan), 12:56 | |
| PIT, | Tom Bladon 1 (Colin Campbell, Blair Chapman), 16:39 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Tom Bladon, PIT [Slashing] 8:04 |
| Eddy Godin, WAS [Slashing] 11:22 | |
| Bryan Watson, WAS [Holding] 14:37 | |
| Tom Price, PIT [Tripping] 16:26 | |
| Tom Bladon, PIT [Cross checking] 18:05 | |
| 2: | Tom Rowe, WAS [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 0:15 |
| Colin Campbell, PIT [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 0:15 | |
| Bob Girard, WAS [Fighting] 5:12 | |
| Bryan Watson, WAS [Hi-sticking] 5:12 | |
| Dave Schultz, PIT [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 5:12 | |
| Russ Anderson, PIT [Tripping] 6:47 | |
| Greg Carroll, WAS [Tripping] 13:16 | |
| Gord Smith, WAS [Hooking] 18:12 | |
| 3: | Russ Anderson, PIT [Hi-sticking] 2:56 |
| Ron Stackhouse, PIT [Tripping] 6:20 | |
| Gord Smith, WAS [Slashing] 9:52 | |
| Dave Schultz, PIT [Fighting] 12:36 | |
| Paul Mulvey, WAS [Fighting] 12:36 |
Penalty time: WAS: 29 minutes
PIT: 31 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Scamurra | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Greg Carroll | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Michel Bergeron | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Eddy Godin | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Bernie Wolfe | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 38 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bladon | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Brian Spencer | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Price | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 45 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 45 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 8-14-16-38
PIT: 12-18-15-45
Goalies: WAS: Bernie Wolfe (L, 0-2-0)
PIT: Denis Herron (W, 1-4-1)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Willard Norris
Attendance: 8,357
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