The Washington Capitals were defeated by the Montreal Canadiens, 8 to 2, on February 17, 1978.

1977-78 Washington Capitals

Final

MTL

Canadiens

39-7-9

8

WSH

Capitals

10-36-11

2

Team

1

3

1

2

1

0

3

4

1

Total

8

2

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

MTL

WSH

Rejean Houle (EV) assisted by Yvan Cournoyer and Pierre Mondou

1

0

Rejean Houle (EV) unassisted

2

0

Robert Picard (EV) assisted by Mike Marson and Bill Collins

2

1

Yvon Lambert (EV) assisted by Mario Tremblay and Ken Dryden

3

1

2nd period

MTL

WSH

Mario Tremblay (EV) assisted by Pierre Larouche

4

1

3rd period

MTL

WSH

Guy Lafleur (EV) assisted by Guy Lapointe

5

1

Gerry Meehan (EV) assisted by Tom Rowe and Robert Picard

5

2

Rejean Houle (EV) assisted by Mario Tremblay and Bill Nyrop

6

2

Guy Lapointe (EV) assisted by Yvan Cournoyer and Doug Jarvis

7

2

Yvan Cournoyer (EV) assisted by Doug Risebrough and Doug Jarvis

8

2

Canadiens

Capitals

Goals

8

2

Shots

40

21

Penalty Minutes

0

2

Power-Play Goals

0

0

Power-Play Opportunities

1

0

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Canadiens

Capitals

Goalies

NAME	GS	SA	GA	Sv	Sv%	TOI
Ken Dryden (W)		21	2	19	.905	60:00

Skaters

NAME	G	A	+/-	PIM	S	TOI	Hits	BkS	GvA	TkA
Rick Chartraw	0	0	-1	0	0
Yvan Cournoyer	1	2	+4	0	3
Rejean Houle	3	0	+3	0	7
Doug Jarvis	0	2	+1	0	2
Guy Lafleur	1	0	+1	0	6
Yvon Lambert	1	0	+1	0	3
Guy Lapointe	1	1	+3	0	1
Pierre Larouche	0	1	+1	0	2
Jacques Lemaire	0	0	+1	0	5
Gilles Lupien	0	0	+1	0	0
Pierre Mondou	0	1	+3	0	0
Bill Nyrop	0	1	+4	0	3
Doug Risebrough	0	1	+1	0	2
Larry Robinson	0	0	+2	0	2
Serge Savard	0	0	+2	0	0
Steve Shutt	0	0	+1	0	3
Mario Tremblay	1	2	+2	0	1

Goalies

NAME	GS	SA	GA	Sv	Sv%	TOI
Bernie Wolfe (L)		40	8	32	.800	60:00

Skaters

NAME	G	A	+/-	PIM	S	TOI	Hits	BkS	GvA	TkA
Garnet Bailey	0	0	0	0	1
Larry Bolonchuk	0	0	-3	0	1
Rick Bragnalo	0	0	-1	0	0
Guy Charron	0	0	-4	0	2
Bill Collins	0	1	0	0	0
Dave Forbes	0	0	-1	0	0
Bob Girard	0	0	-2	0	0
Rick Green	0	0	-4	0	2
Gord Lane	0	0	-2	0	0
Mark Lofthouse	0	0	-4	0	1
Mike Marson	0	1	0	0	0
Gerry Meehan	1	0	-2	0	2
Robert Picard	1	1	-1	0	5
Tom Rowe	0	1	-1	2	3
Bob Sirois	0	0	-4	0	4
Bryan Watson	0	0	-1	0	0

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Team Leaders

G

31

Ovechkin

Alex Ovechkin

A

43

Carlson

John Carlson

+/-

+5

Mantha

Anthony Mantha

Team Rankings

G/GP

2.63

28th

GA/GP

3.07

16th

PP%

20.6

18th

PK%

79.0

18th

2023-24 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Rangers	55	23	4	114	53
Hurricanes	52	23	7	111	63
Islanders	39	27	16	94	-17
Capitals	40	31	11	91	-37
Penguins	38	32	12	88	4
Flyers	38	33	11	87	-26
Devils	38	39	5	81	-19
Blue Jackets	27	43	12	66	-63

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 4/21	WSH	@	NYR	3:00 PM
Tue 4/23	WSH	@	NYR	7:00 PM
Tue 4/23	WSH	@	NYR	7:00 PM
Fri 4/26	NYR	@	WSH	7:00 PM
Fri 4/26	NYR	@	WSH	7:00 PM

Last Game

PHI

38-33-11

1

Final

2

WSH

40-31-11

Tue 16 Apr 2024

NHL 2023-24 Leaders

Goals Leaders

69

Matthews

Auston Matthews

57

Reinhart

Sam Reinhart

54

Hyman

Zach Hyman

Assists Leaders

100

Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov

100

McDavid

Connor McDavid

89

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

Points Leaders

144

Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov

140

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

132

McDavid

Connor McDavid

+/- Leaders

+56

Forsling

Gustav Forsling

+46

DeMelo

Dylan DeMelo

+44

Ekholm

Mattias Ekholm

Goals Against Leaders

2.03

Stolarz

Anthony Stolarz

2.33

Kochetkov

Pyotr Kochetkov

2.37

Bobrovsky

Sergei Bobrovsky

NHL 2023-24 Rankings

Goals Rankings

Avalanche

3.68

Maple Leafs

3.63

Stars

3.59

Goals Against Rankings

Jets

2.41

Panthers

2.41

Kings

2.56

Power Play Rankings

Lightning

28.6

Hurricanes

26.9

Rangers

26.4

Penalty Kill Rankings

Hurricanes

86.4

Kings

84.6

Rangers

84.5

NHL 2023-24 Division Standings

	Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
1	Rangers	55	23	4	114	53
2	Hurricanes	52	23	7	111	63
3	Islanders	39	27	16	94	-17
	Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
1	Panthers	52	24	6	110	68
2	Bruins	47	20	15	109	43
3	Maple Leafs	46	26	10	102	40

	Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
1	Stars	52	21	9	113	64
2	Jets	52	24	6	110	60
3	Avalanche	50	25	7	107	50
	Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
1	Canucks	50	23	9	109	56
2	Oilers	49	27	6	104	57
3	Kings	44	27	11	99	41

NHL 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 4/17	CHI	@	LAK	4-5
Wed 4/17	ANA	@	VGK	4-1
Wed 4/17	EDM	@	COL	1-5
Wed 4/17	SJS	@	CGY	1-5
Wed 4/17	VAN	@	WPG	2-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 4/20	NYI	@	CAR	5:00 PM
Sat 4/20	TOR	@	BOS	8:00 PM
Sun 4/21	TBL	@	FLA	12:30 PM
Sun 4/21	WSH	@	NYR	3:00 PM
Sun 4/21	COL	@	WPG	7:00 PM