Saturday, November 4, 1978 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Capitals 1 at Islanders 4
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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3:35
Bob Bourne (5) Bryan Trottier (9), Bert Marshall (2) WSH 0 – 1 NYI
2nd Period
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1:04
Ed Westfall (2) SHG Billy Harris (7) WSH 0 – 2 NYI
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16:02
Guy Charron (3) PPG Robert Picard (4), Dennis Maruk (3) WSH 1 – 2 NYI
3rd Period
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11:36
Denis Potvin (6) PPG Bob Bourne (5), Mike Bossy (7) WSH 1 – 3 NYI
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15:01
Denis Potvin (7) Mike Kaszycki (8) WSH 1 – 4 NYI
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Maruk C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.70 |
| Robert Picard D | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.63 |
| Guy Charron C | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0:00 | 0.45 |
| Tom Rowe R | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.22 |
| Rolf Edberg C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Gerry Meehan C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Eddy Godin R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Bob Girard L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Paul Mulvey L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Gord Smith D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Bryan Watson D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Yvon Labre D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Ryan Walter C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.30 |
| Bob Sirois R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0:00 | -0.30 |
| Rick Green D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0:00 | -0.37 |
| Leif Svensson D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.38 |
| Michel Bergeron R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0:00 | -0.45 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Wolfe | L | 45 | 41 | 4 | .911 | 60:00 | 1.10 |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Potvin D | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 2.33 |
| Bob Bourne C | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.98 |
| Billy Harris R | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 1.15 |
| Ed Westfall R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.98 |
| Bryan Trottier C | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.93 |
| Mike Bossy R | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.85 |
| Bert Marshall D | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.85 |
| Mike Kaszycki C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.78 |
| Bobby Nystrom R | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.38 |
| Lorne Henning C | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.30 |
| Bob Lorimer D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.30 |
| Wayne Merrick C | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.22 |
| John Tonelli L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.22 |
| Stefan Persson D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.22 |
| Dave Lewis D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.22 |
| Garry Howatt L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Clark Gillies L | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.30 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Smith | W | 17 | 16 | 1 | .941 | 60:00 | 0.85 |