Washington Capitals
at
Vancouver Canucks
Dec 9, 1978 · Pacific Coliseum
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Capitals |
7 | 33 |
| Vancouver Canucks |
5 | 23 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 01:38 | VAN | Dennis Ververgaert (7) | Unassisted | 0 - 1 |
| 05:22 | WSH | Bob Sirois (12) PP | Leif Svensson (8), Dennis Maruk (16) | 1 - 1 |
| 14:51 | WSH | Tom Rowe (11) | Bob Sirois (9), Dennis Maruk (17) | 2 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 02:35 | WSH | Mark Lofthouse (7) | Paul Mulvey (3), Ryan Walter (6) | 3 - 1 |
| 08:01 | VAN | Rick Blight (3) PP | Pit Martin (9), Lars Lindgren (7) | 3 - 2 |
| 13:50 | WSH | Mark Lofthouse (8) | Ryan Walter (7) | 4 - 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 08:18 | WSH | Mark Lofthouse (9) | Ryan Walter (8), Rolf Edberg (13) | 5 - 2 |
| 08:33 | VAN | Pit Martin (7) | Curt Fraser (10), Dennis Ververgaert (15) | 5 - 3 |
| 09:33 | VAN | Don Lever (8) | Rick Blight (3) | 5 - 4 |
| 10:15 | WSH | Guy Charron (9) | Bob Girard (11), Michel Bergeron (5) | 6 - 4 |
| 18:02 | VAN | Hilliard Graves (8) | Dennis Kearns (11) | 6 - 5 |
| 19:26 | WSH | Dennis Maruk (5) | Peter Scamurra (4) | 7 - 5 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 04:23 | VAN | Team | Too many men on the ice | 2 |
| 07:05 | WSH | Rick Green | Hooking | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 06:31 | WSH | Guy Charron | Tripping | 2 |
| 17:27 | VAN | Curt Fraser | Roughing | 2 |
| 17:27 | WSH | Gord Lane | Roughing | 2 |
| 17:27 | WSH | Gord Lane | Slashing | 2 |
| 19:12 | VAN | Harold Snepsts | Cross checking | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 11:47 | WSH | Mark Lofthouse | Hooking | 2 |
Washington Capitals
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 |  Mark Lofthouse |
R | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Dennis Maruk |
C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Ryan Walter |
C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Bob Sirois |
R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Tom Rowe |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Guy Charron |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  Peter Scamurra |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Leif Svensson |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Rolf Edberg |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Michel Bergeron |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Bob Girard |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Paul Mulvey |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Robert Picard |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Bill Riley |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Rick Green |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Gord Lane |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 29 |  Gord Smith |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 |  Bernie Wolfe |
W | 23 | 18 | 5 | 60:00 |
Vancouver Canucks
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |  Pit Martin |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Rick Blight |
R | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Dennis Ververgaert |
R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Don Lever |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Hilliard Graves |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Dennis Kearns |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Curt Fraser |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Lars Lindgren |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Thomas Gradin |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Chris Oddleifson |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  John Grisdale |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Ron Sedlbauer |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Roland Eriksson |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Randy Holt |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Harold Snepsts |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 29 |  Jack McIlhargey |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 34 |  Jere Gillis |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Glen Hanlon |
L | 32 | 26 | 6 | 59:49 |