Thursday, December 14, 1978 · Boston Garden
Capitals 2 at Bruins 5
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
-
5:45
Bob Sirois
(13)
Greg Carroll (4), Peter Scamurra (5)
WSH 1 – 0 BOS
-
9:17
Jean Ratelle
(10)
PPG
Brad Park (7), Terry O'Reilly (25)
WSH 1 – 1 BOS
-
9:35
Thomas Songin
(2)
Peter McNab (20), Dennis O'Brien (4)
WSH 1 – 2 BOS
-
14:33
John Wensink
(18)
Rick Smith (12)
WSH 1 – 3 BOS
2nd Period
-
1:41
John Wensink
(19)
Wayne Cashman (18), Dick Redmond (11)
WSH 1 – 4 BOS
-
8:18
Michel Bergeron
(5)
Gord Smith (1), Gord Lane (5)
WSH 2 – 4 BOS
3rd Period
-
10:35
Peter McNab
(19)
Bill Bennett (1)
WSH 2 – 5 BOS
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Sirois R | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1.28 |
| Michel Bergeron R | 1 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0.90 |
| Gord Lane D | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.85 |
| Greg Carroll C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.63 |
| Peter Scamurra D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0.55 |
| Gord Smith D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.48 |
| Robert Picard D | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0.07 |
| Bill Riley R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Rolf Edberg C | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.00 |
| Mark Lofthouse R | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.00 |
| Dennis Maruk C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bob Girard L | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.00 |
| Paul Mulvey L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Guy Charron C | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Leif Svensson D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Rick Green D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Ryan Walter C | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.22 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bedard | L | 27 | 22 | 5 | .815 | 60:00 | -1.55 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Wensink L | 2 | 0 | 4 | +2 | 2.10 |
| Peter McNab C | 1 | 1 | 4 | +2 | 1.98 |
| Wayne Cashman L | 0 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1.08 |
| Jean Ratelle C | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 1.05 |
| Rick Smith D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1.00 |
| Dick Redmond D | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0.93 |
| Thomas Songin R | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.90 |
| Bill Bennett L | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0.78 |
| Dennis O'Brien D | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0.63 |
| Al Sims D | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1 | 0.60 |
| Brad Park D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0.55 |
| Terry O'Reilly R | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0.48 |
| Rick Middleton R | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0.15 |
| Bob Miller C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Don Marcotte L | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0.07 |
| Mike Walton C | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Mike Milbury D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.30 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Cheevers | W | 28 | 26 | 2 | .929 | 60:00 | 1.10 |