NHL game summary from November 8, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (8-4-2) |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
 Washington Capitals (2-8-3) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1: | MTL, | Yvon Lambert 5 (Doug Risebrough, Mario Tremblay), 8:42 |
| MTL, | Larry Robinson 3 (Rejean Houle, Jacques Lemaire), 19:04 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Bob Gainey 2 (Guy Lafleur, Larry Robinson), 13:21 |
| MTL, | Doug Risebrough 2 (Yvon Lambert), 14:06 | |
| MTL, | Guy Lapointe 5 (Steve Shutt, Guy Lafleur), 16:29 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Guy Lafleur 6, 15:42 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bill Riley, WAS [Elbowing] 9:12 | |
| 2: | Rick Chartraw, MTL [Fighting] 13:04 | |
| Rick Green, WAS [Fighting] 13:04 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: MTL: 5 minutes
WAS: 7 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 30 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 30 | 29 | ||||||
| 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 | -3 | 1 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 0 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -30 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -30 | 20 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 11-12- 5-28
WAS: 2-11- 7-20
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 4-3-2)
WAS: Jim Bedard (L, 1-5-3)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 8,243
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