NHL game summary from November 2, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (2-6-2) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Montreal Canadiens (6-4-1) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | WAS, | Robert Picard 3 (Ryan Walter), 2:47 |
| MTL, | Pierre Larouche 2 (Guy Lafleur), 3:48 | |
| MTL, | Pierre Mondou 4 (Yvon Lambert, Larry Robinson), 13:12 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Doug Risebrough 1 (Mario Tremblay), 8:30 |
| MTL, | Mario Tremblay 4 (Doug Risebrough, Serge Savard), 12:37 | |
| WAS, | Ryan Walter 3 (Gerry Meehan), 14:23 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rick Green, WAS [Hooking] 8:28 |
| Bob Girard, WAS [Hooking] 15:50 | |
| Larry Robinson, MTL [Roughing] 16:10 | |
| Gord Smith, WAS [Roughing] 16:10 | |
| 2: | Brian Engblom, MTL [Interference] 6:18 |
| Paul Mulvey, WAS [Holding] 9:25 | |
| Leif Svensson, WAS [Interference] 15:25 | |
| Steve Shutt, MTL [Spearing major] 15:25 | |
| Bryan Watson, WAS [Spearing major] 15:25 | |
| 3: | Gilles Lupien, MTL [Fighting] 9:26 |
| Bryan Watson, WAS [Fighting] 9:26 |
Penalty time: WAS: 20 minutes
MTL: 14 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bedard | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Eddy Godin | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 18 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 18 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 43 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 43 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 8- 3- 7-18
MTL: 12-20-11-43
Goalies: WAS: Jim Bedard (L, 1-4-2)
MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 3-3-1)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 15,554
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