Wednesday, October 25, 1978 · Chicago Stadium
Capitals 2 at Blackhawks 2
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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7:35
Ted Bulley (3) Ivan Boldirev (4), Bob Murray (5) WSH 0 – 1 CHI
2nd Period
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2:10
Bob Murray (1) SHG Ivan Boldirev (5) WSH 0 – 2 CHI
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16:16
Tom Rowe (4) Ryan Walter (1), Bob Girard (1) WSH 1 – 2 CHI
3rd Period
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17:22
Paul Mulvey (3) Bob Girard (2), Guy Charron (4) WSH 2 – 2 CHI
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Girard L | 0 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 1.25 |
| Tom Rowe R | 1 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 1.13 |
| Guy Charron C | 0 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 0.85 |
| Paul Mulvey L | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0.83 |
| Ryan Walter C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.70 |
| Robert Picard D | 0 | 0 | 4 | +2 | 0.60 |
| Mark Lofthouse R | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.30 |
| Gerry Meehan C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Michel Bergeron R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Bryan Watson D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0.15 |
| Dennis Maruk C | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0.07 |
| Gord Smith D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Yvon Labre D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -0.22 |
| Nelson Burton L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.30 |
| Bob Sirois R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.30 |
| Leif Svensson D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -0.30 |
| Gord Lane D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.68 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bedard | T | 31 | 29 | 2 | .935 | 60:00 | 1.40 |
Chicago Blackhawks
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Murray D | 1 | 1 | 4 | +2 | 1.98 |
| Ivan Boldirev C | 0 | 2 | 5 | +1 | 1.78 |
| Ted Bulley L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.83 |
| Doug Wilson D | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0.45 |
| J.P. Bordeleau R | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.30 |
| Tim Higgins R | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0.22 |
| Stan Mikita C | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Jim Harrison C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Darcy Rota L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| John Marks R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Alain Daigle R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Reg Kerr C | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Doug Hicks D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Keith Magnuson D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.30 |
| Bob Kelly R | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.38 |
| Phil Russell D | 0 | 0 | 3 | -2 | -0.38 |
| Grant Mulvey R | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.60 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Esposito | T | 24 | 22 | 2 | .917 | 60:00 | 0.70 |