Washington Capitals
at
Boston Bruins
Dec 14, 1978 · Boston Garden
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Capitals |
2 | 28 |
| Boston Bruins |
5 | 27 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 05:45 | WSH | Bob Sirois (13) | Greg Carroll (4), Peter Scamurra (5) | 1 - 0 |
| 09:17 | BOS | Jean Ratelle (10) PP | Brad Park (7), Terry O'Reilly (25) | 1 - 1 |
| 09:35 | BOS | Thomas Songin (2) | Peter McNab (20), Dennis O'Brien (4) | 1 - 2 |
| 14:33 | BOS | John Wensink (18) | Rick Smith (12) | 1 - 3 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 01:41 | BOS | John Wensink (19) | Wayne Cashman (18), Dick Redmond (11) | 1 - 4 |
| 08:18 | WSH | Michel Bergeron (5) | Gord Smith (1), Gord Lane (5) | 2 - 4 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 10:35 | BOS | Peter McNab (19) | Bill Bennett (1) | 2 - 5 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 08:32 | WSH | Gord Smith | Hooking | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 14:51 | BOS | Dennis O'Brien | Roughing | 2 |
| 16:25 | BOS | Mike Milbury | Roughing | 2 |
| 16:25 | WSH | Ryan Walter | Roughing | 2 |
Washington Capitals
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 |  Michel Bergeron |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Bob Sirois |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  Peter Scamurra |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Gord Lane |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 29 |  Gord Smith |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 31 |  Greg Carroll |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Leif Svensson |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Robert Picard |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Dennis Maruk |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Ryan Walter |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Rolf Edberg |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Guy Charron |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  Mark Lofthouse |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Bill Riley |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Rick Green |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Bob Girard |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Paul Mulvey |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jim Bedard |
L | 27 | 22 | 5 | 60:00 |
Boston Bruins
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 |  John Wensink |
L | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Peter McNab |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Jean Ratelle |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Thomas Songin |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Dick Redmond |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Wayne Cashman |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Bill Bennett |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Rick Smith |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Brad Park |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Terry O'Reilly |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Dennis O'Brien |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Bob Miller |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Al Sims |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Mike Walton |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Rick Middleton |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Don Marcotte |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Mike Milbury |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 |  Gerry Cheevers |
W | 28 | 26 | 2 | 60:00 |