NHL game summary from March 31, 1979
| 1: |
WAS, | Mark Lofthouse 12 (Dennis Maruk, Rick Green), 3:27 - PP |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 26 (Jean Ratelle, Terry O'Reilly), 7:21 - PP |
| BOS, | Jean Ratelle 27 (Dick Redmond, Brad Park), 15:31 - PP |
| 2: |
BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 23, 2:05 |
| BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 24 (Wayne Cashman, Brad Park), 6:10 - PP |
| 3: | no scoring |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Mike Milbury, BOS [Roughing] 0:52 |
| Ryan Walter, WAS [Roughing] 0:52 |
| Brad Park, BOS [Hooking] 2:05 |
| Ryan Walter, WAS [Cross checking] 6:12 |
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Roughing] 9:02 |
| Dennis Maruk, WAS [Roughing] 9:02 |
| Brad Park, BOS [Hooking] 10:02 |
| Bench penalty, WAS [Too many men on the ice] 15:22 |
| Rick Smith, BOS [Elbowing] 19:20 |
| 2: |
Gord Lane, WAS [Cross checking] 5:14 |
| Al Secord, BOS [Holding] 7:48 |
| Dennis Hextall, WAS [Roughing] 10:11 |
| Gerry Cheevers, BOS [Slashing] 10:11 |
| Rick Smith, BOS [Hi-sticking] 11:15 |
| Stan Jonathan, BOS [Fighting, Game misconduct] 14:18 |
| Yvon Labre, WAS [Game misconduct] 14:18 |
| Paul Mulvey, WAS [Hooking] 18:50 |
| Stan Jonathan, BOS [Elbowing] 19:18 |
| 3: |
John Wensink, BOS [Tripping] 5:42 |
Penalty time: BOS: 35 minutes
WAS: 24 minutes
Shots: BOS: 11- 7- 9-27
WAS: 7- 9- 6-22
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 23-8-8)
WAS: Jim Bedard (L, 4-16-6)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 16,938
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