Washington Capitals
at
New York Rangers
Nov 26, 1978 · Madison Square Garden
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Capitals |
4 | 23 |
| New York Rangers |
9 | 30 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 02:08 | NYR | Steve Vickers (6) | Dave Farrish (4), Ron Greschner (14) | 0 - 1 |
| 05:10 | NYR | Phil Esposito (9) | Eddie Johnstone (1), Carol Vadnais (8) | 0 - 2 |
| 13:40 | NYR | Ron Greschner (6) | Dave Farrish (5), Ulf Nilsson (12) | 0 - 3 |
| 14:52 | WSH | Rolf Edberg (3) | Rick Green (10), Greg Carroll (3) | 1 - 3 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 01:09 | NYR | Anders Hedberg (7) | Pat Hickey (14) | 1 - 4 |
| 04:58 | NYR | Mike McEwen (6) | Ron Duguay (11) | 1 - 5 |
| 05:29 | NYR | Anders Hedberg (8) | Pat Hickey (15), Carol Vadnais (9) | 1 - 6 |
| 06:35 | NYR | Eddie Johnstone (2) | Nick Fotiu (1), Carol Vadnais (10) | 1 - 7 |
| 10:04 | WSH | Greg Carroll (3) | Leif Svensson (5), Bob Girard (8) | 2 - 7 |
| 15:09 | WSH | Michel Bergeron (3) | Rolf Edberg (10), Dennis Maruk (11) | 3 - 7 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 07:56 | NYR | Ron Greschner (7) | Lucien DeBlois (6), Steve Vickers (5) | 3 - 8 |
| 11:27 | WSH | Greg Carroll (4) | Rolf Edberg (11), Bob Girard (9) | 4 - 8 |
| 19:27 | NYR | Pat Hickey (9) | Anders Hedberg (14), Ulf Nilsson (13) | 4 - 9 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 08:35 | WSH | Bryan Watson | Interference | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 09:47 | NYR | Pierre Plante | Roughing | 2 |
| 09:47 | WSH | Bryan Watson | Roughing | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 11:54 | NYR | Dave Farrish | High sticking | 2 |
Washington Capitals
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 |  Greg Carroll |
C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Rolf Edberg |
C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Bob Girard |
L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Michel Bergeron |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Leif Svensson |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Dennis Maruk |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Rick Green |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  Peter Scamurra |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Robert Picard |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Tom Rowe |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Ryan Walter |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Guy Charron |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  Mark Lofthouse |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Bryan Watson |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Gord Lane |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Bob Sirois |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Paul Mulvey |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jim Bedard |
L | 30 | 21 | 9 | 60:00 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |  Ron Greschner |
D | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Anders Hedberg |
R | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 61 |  Pat Hickey |
L | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Carol Vadnais |
D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Eddie Johnstone |
R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Steve Vickers |
L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Ulf Nilsson |
C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Dave Farrish |
D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Mike McEwen |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 77 |  Phil Esposito |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Lucien DeBlois |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 32 |  Nick Fotiu |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 44 |  Ron Duguay |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Pierre Plante |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Dean Talafous |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Dave Maloney |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 33 |  Mario Marois |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wayne Thomas |
W | 23 | 19 | 4 | 60:00 |