NHL game summary from November 5, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (4-4-4) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Washington Capitals (2-7-3) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | WAS, | Bob Sirois 4 (Guy Charron, Dennis Maruk), 13:32 - PP |
| WAS, | Michel Bergeron 1 (Bob Girard, Guy Charron), 18:54 | |
| 2: | DET, | Dennis Hextall 4 (Dale McCourt, Vaclav Nedomansky), 1:47 - PP |
| 3: | WAS, | Mark Lofthouse 2 (Rick Green, Rolf Edberg), 5:53 |
| DET, | Perry Miller 1 (Errol Thompson, Andre St. Laurent), 13:46 | |
| DET, | Thommie Bergman 3 (Perry Miller, Errol Thompson), 17:29 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Willie Huber, DET [Holding] 0:19 |
| Ryan Walter, WAS [Boarding] 1:11 | |
| Dave Hanson, DET [Fighting] 3:25 | |
| Ryan Walter, WAS [Fighting] 3:25 | |
| Reed Larson, DET [Cross checking] 13:00 | |
| Tom Rowe, WAS [Hooking] 15:28 | |
| Reed Larson, DET [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 16:31 | |
| Ryan Walter, WAS [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 16:31 | |
| Paul Mulvey, WAS [Roughing] 19:45 | |
| 2: | Rick Green, WAS [Cross checking] 0:26 |
| Reed Larson, DET [Cross checking] 8:42 | |
| Terry Harper, DET [Holding] 14:29 | |
| Gord Smith, WAS [Hi-sticking] 19:54 | |
| 3: | Willie Huber, DET [Hooking] 7:06 |
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Tripping] 12:05 | |
| Robert Picard, WAS [Cross checking] 13:11 | |
| Reed Larson, DET [Interference] 15:11 |
Penalty time: DET: 26 minutes
WAS: 24 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Hanson | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Fern LeBlanc | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Roland Cloutier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | -1 | 0 |
| Rogie Vachon | 40 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -1 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -1 | 23 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Riley | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 1 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 1 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 9- 6- 8-23
WAS: 15-11-10-36
Goalies: DET: Rogie Vachon (T, 3-2-3)
WAS: Jim Bedard (T, 1-4-3)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 6,255
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