Washington Capitals
at
New York Rangers
Mar 12, 1978 · Madison Square Garden
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 22 | |
| 8 | 28 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 05:10 | NYR | Don Murdoch (26) | Ron Greschner (34), Walt Tkaczuk (30) | 0 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 01:21 | NYR | Walt Tkaczuk (25) | Don Murdoch (27), Steve Vickers (34) | 0 - 2 |
| 07:03 | NYR | Phil Esposito (26) | Dan Newman (8), Mark Heaslip (6) | 0 - 3 |
| 09:42 | NYR | Dave Farrish (2) SH | Mark Heaslip (7), Phil Esposito (37) | 0 - 4 |
| 14:19 | WSH | Bill Riley (11) | Gerry Meehan (22) | 1 - 4 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 01:13 | WSH | Bob Sirois (19) | Guy Charron (25), Bob Girard (12) | 2 - 4 |
| 01:59 | NYR | Dan Newman (5) | Mark Heaslip (8) | 2 - 5 |
| 03:54 | NYR | Mike McEwen (4) PP | Unassisted | 2 - 6 |
| 18:44 | NYR | Phil Esposito (27) PP | Mark Heaslip (9), Dave Farrish (4) | 2 - 7 |
| 19:21 | NYR | Eddie Johnstone (9) | Ron Greschner (35), Nick Fotiu (6) | 2 - 8 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 00:43 | WSH | Garnet Bailey | Tripping | 2 |
| 05:58 | NYR | Ron Duguay | Holding | 2 |
| 07:28 | WSH | Rick Green | Holding | 2 |
| 17:35 | NYR | Ron Greschner | Tripping | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 07:52 | NYR | Ron Duguay | Tripping | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 02:53 | WSH | Yvon Labre | High sticking | 5 |
| 04:39 | NYR | Walt Tkaczuk | Holding | 2 |
| 16:45 | WSH | Garnet Bailey | Slashing | 2 |
Washington Capitals
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 25 | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 26 | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 8 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 8 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 9 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 26 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L | 28 | 20 | 8 | 60:00 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | R | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 77 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 16 | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 18 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 28 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 7 | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 25 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 8 | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 32 | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 44 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 61 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | W | 22 | 20 | 2 | 60:00 |