NHL game summary from December 23, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (8-21-6) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Detroit Red Wings (8-17-10) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | WAS, | Robert Picard 5 (Greg Carroll, Gord Lane), 16:52 |
| 2: | WAS, | Robert Picard 6 (Bob Sirois, Ryan Walter), :53 |
| DET, | Willie Huber 3 (Errol Thompson, Dale McCourt), 9:38 - PP | |
| DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 15 (Dale McCourt), 17:36 - PP | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Willie Huber, DET [Holding] 7:17 |
| Robert Picard, WAS [Interference] 9:01 | |
| Willie Huber, DET [Interference] 13:45 | |
| Tom Rowe, WAS [Hi-sticking] 15:32 | |
| Perry Miller, DET [Hi-sticking] 15:32 | |
| 2: | Guy Charron, WAS [Hooking] 8:15 |
| Rick Green, WAS [Hooking] 16:09 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Roughing] 17:08 | |
| Gord Lane, WAS [Roughing] 17:08 | |
| 3: | Robert Picard, WAS [Hooking] 18:33 |
Penalty time: WAS: 12 minutes
DET: 8 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Scamurra | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Carroll | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Blair Stewart | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Inness | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 18 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 18 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Taft | 11 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rob Plumb | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fern LeBlanc | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Hilworth | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -9 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -9 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 6- 5- 7-18
DET: 10-15- 7-32
Goalies: WAS: Gary Inness (T, 0-1-2)
DET: Rogie Vachon (T, 5-12-7)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Swede Knox
Attendance: 14,622
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