NHL game summary from November 26, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (5-13-4) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 New York Rangers (12-4-4) |
3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 1: | NYR, | Steve Vickers 6 (Dave Farrish, Ron Greschner), 2:08 |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 9 (Ed Johnstone, Carol Vadnais), 5:10 | |
| NYR, | Ron Greschner 6 (Dave Farrish, Ulf Nilsson), 13:40 | |
| WAS, | Rolf Edberg 3 (Rick Green, Greg Carroll), 14:52 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Anders Hedberg 7 (Pat Hickey), 1:09 |
| NYR, | Mike McEwen 6 (Ron Duguay), 4:58 | |
| NYR, | Anders Hedberg 8 (Pat Hickey, Carol Vadnais), 5:29 | |
| NYR, | Ed Johnstone 2 (Nick Fotiu, Carol Vadnais), 6:35 | |
| WAS, | Greg Carroll 3 (Leif Svensson, Bob Girard), 10:04 | |
| WAS, | Michel Bergeron 3 (Rolf Edberg, Dennis Maruk), 15:09 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Ron Greschner 7 (Lucien DeBlois, Steve Vickers), 7:56 |
| WAS, | Greg Carroll 4 (Rolf Edberg, Bob Girard), 11:27 | |
| NYR, | Pat Hickey 9 (Anders Hedberg, Ulf Nilsson), 19:27 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bryan Watson, WAS [Interference] 8:35 |
| 2: | Pierre Plante, NYR [Roughing] 9:47 |
| Bryan Watson, WAS [Roughing] 9:47 | |
| 3: | Dave Farrish, NYR [Hi-sticking] 11:54 |
Penalty time: WAS: 4 minutes
NYR: 4 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bedard | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Scamurra | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Greg Carroll | 11 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 3 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -26 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -26 | 23 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 26 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 26 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 6- 8- 9-23
NYR: 13- 8- 9-30
Goalies: WAS: Jim Bedard (L, 4-8-3)
NYR: Wayne Thomas (W, 5-2-1)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 17,422
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