New York Rangers
at
Washington Capitals
Mar 24, 1978 · Capital Centre
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| New York Rangers |
11 | 25 |
| Washington Capitals |
4 | 29 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 07:46 | WSH | Guy Charron (30) | Bob Sirois (32), Robert Picard (18) | 0 - 1 |
| 08:19 | NYR | Mike McEwen (5) | Walt Tkaczuk (34), Don Awrey (8) | 1 - 1 |
| 10:00 | NYR | Phil Esposito (32) PP | Ron Greschner (36), Steve Vickers (37) | 2 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 01:45 | NYR | Phil Esposito (33) | Unassisted | 3 - 1 |
| 03:01 | NYR | Eddie Johnstone (10) | Dave Farrish (5), Steve Vickers (38) | 4 - 1 |
| 03:24 | NYR | Ron Duguay (16) PP | Phil Esposito (39), Pat Hickey (30) | 5 - 1 |
| 06:20 | WSH | Bill Riley (12) PP | Rick Green (12), Gerry Meehan (23) | 5 - 2 |
| 07:39 | NYR | Phil Esposito (34) PP | Steve Vickers (39) | 6 - 2 |
| 14:33 | NYR | Ron Duguay (17) | Wayne Dillon (10), Carol Vadnais (40) | 7 - 2 |
| 15:24 | NYR | Mark Heaslip (4) | Ron Greschner (37) | 8 - 2 |
| 18:33 | WSH | Robert Picard (9) PP | Jim Bedard (1) | 8 - 3 |
| 19:14 | WSH | Dave Forbes (11) | Tom Rowe (6), Yvon Labre (3) | 8 - 4 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 08:55 | NYR | Eddie Johnstone (11) | Walt Tkaczuk (35), Steve Vickers (40) | 9 - 4 |
| 09:48 | NYR | Wayne Dillon (4) | Ron Greschner (38), Ron Duguay (19) | 10 - 4 |
| 14:12 | NYR | Ron Duguay (18) PP | Ron Greschner (39), Eddie Johnstone (13) | 11 - 4 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 01:22 | NYR | Pat Hickey | Slashing | 2 |
| 03:49 | WSH | Gord Lane | Tripping | 2 |
| 06:10 | NYR | Dave Maloney | Fighting | 5 |
| 06:10 | WSH | Gord Lane | Fighting | 5 |
| 06:43 | NYR | Carol Vadnais | Roughing | 2 |
| 06:43 | WSH | Bryan Watson | Roughing | 2 |
| 06:43 | WSH | Bryan Watson | Slashing | 2 |
| 10:46 | NYR | Nick Fotiu | Elbowing | 2 |
| 10:46 | NYR | Nick Fotiu | Fighting | 5 |
| 10:46 | NYR | Nick Fotiu | Misconduct | 10 |
| 10:46 | WSH | Gord Lane | Leaving penalty box | 2 |
| 10:46 | WSH | Gord Lane | Leaving penalty box | 2 |
| 10:46 | WSH | Gord Lane | Leaving penalty box | 2 |
| 10:46 | WSH | Gord Lane | Game misconduct | 10 |
| 10:46 | WSH | Mike Marson | Leaving players penalty bench | 10 |
| 10:46 | WSH | Bryan Watson | Fighting | 5 |
| 10:46 | WSH | Bryan Watson | Misconduct | 10 |
| 10:46 | WSH | Bryan Watson | Game misconduct | 10 |
| 11:49 | NYR | Ron Greschner | Slashing | 2 |
| 16:18 | NYR | Carol Vadnais | Hooking | 2 |
| 17:43 | NYR | Dave Maloney | Slashing | 2 |
| 17:43 | WSH | Bill Riley | Slashing | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 03:11 | WSH | Garnet Bailey | Tripping | 2 |
| 04:48 | NYR | Mark Heaslip | Hooking | 2 |
| 07:34 | WSH | Gord Smith | Holding | 2 |
| 17:35 | NYR | Walt Tkaczuk | Holding | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 04:02 | NYR | Pat Hickey | Tripping | 2 |
| 12:54 | WSH | Bill Riley | Tripping | 2 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 |  Ron Duguay |
C | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 77 |  Phil Esposito |
C | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Ron Greschner |
D | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Steve Vickers |
L | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Eddie Johnstone |
R | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Wayne Dillon |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Walt Tkaczuk |
C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Mike McEwen |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Mark Heaslip |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Carol Vadnais |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Don Awrey |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Dave Farrish |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 61 |  Pat Hickey |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Dan Newman |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Lucien DeBlois |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Dave Maloney |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 32 |  Nick Fotiu |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wayne Thomas |
W | 29 | 25 | 4 | 60:00 |
Washington Capitals
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |  Robert Picard |
D | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Dave Forbes |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Guy Charron |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Bill Riley |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Yvon Labre |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Tom Rowe |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Gerry Meehan |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Rick Green |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Bob Sirois |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Rick Bragnalo |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Garnet Bailey |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Mike Marson |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Bryan Watson |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Ron Lalonde |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Gord Lane |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Bob Girard |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 29 |  Gord Smith |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jim Bedard |
14 | 9 | 5 | 31:21 | |
| 30 |  Bernie Wolfe |
L | 11 | 5 | 6 | 27:39 |