Buffalo Sabres
at
Washington Capitals
Jan 7, 1978 · Capital Centre
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres |
4 | 28 |
| Washington Capitals |
4 | 26 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 04:08 | WSH | Gerry Meehan (8) | Larry Bolonchuk (7), Tom Rowe (3) | 0 - 1 |
| 08:08 | BUF | Gary McAdam (11) PP | Danny Gare (18), Fred Stanfield (6) | 1 - 1 |
| 11:24 | BUF | Don Luce (18) PP | Jerry Korab (14), Danny Gare (19) | 2 - 1 |
| 15:26 | BUF | Danny Gare (19) | Bill Hajt (11), Craig Ramsay (19) | 3 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 02:04 | WSH | Bob Girard (3) | Jean Lemieux (4) | 3 - 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 08:57 | WSH | Tom Rowe (6) | Dave Forbes (8), Gord Lane (3) | 3 - 3 |
| 13:42 | WSH | Guy Charron (16) | Unassisted | 3 - 4 |
| 15:09 | BUF | Ric Seiling (9) | Craig Ramsay (20), Lee Fogolin (12) | 4 - 4 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 04:45 | BUF | Lee Fogolin | Holding | 2 |
| 07:09 | WSH | Larry Bolonchuk | Hooking | 2 |
| 10:19 | WSH | Tom Rowe | Hooking | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 02:06 | BUF | Ric Seiling | High sticking | 2 |
| 02:06 | WSH | Tom Rowe | High sticking | 2 |
| 16:13 | BUF | Lee Fogolin | Tripping | 2 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 |  Danny Gare |
R | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Craig Ramsay |
L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Gary McAdam |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Ric Seiling |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Don Luce |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Jerry Korab |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  Fred Stanfield |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Bill Hajt |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 33 |  Lee Fogolin |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Jim Lorentz |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Rick Martin |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Gilbert Perreault |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Andre Savard |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 13 |  Bill Stewart |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Ron Schock |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Derek Smith |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Richie Dunn |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 |  Don Edwards |
T | 26 | 22 | 4 | 60:00 |
Washington Capitals
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 |  Tom Rowe |
R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Gerry Meehan |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Guy Charron |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Bob Girard |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  Jean Lemieux |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Larry Bolonchuk |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Dave Forbes |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Gord Lane |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Robert Picard |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Rick Bragnalo |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Mike Marson |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Craig Patrick |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Bryan Watson |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Ron Lalonde |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Bob Sirois |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Bill Collins |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 29 |  Gord Smith |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jim Bedard |
T | 28 | 24 | 4 | 60:00 |