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Washington Capitals vs. New York Rangers Box Score: March 12, 1978

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Washington Capitals

2

12-42-12

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8

24-31-11

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March 12, 1978

Arena: Madison Square Garden (IV)

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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary Table
1st Period
05:10	NYR		Don Murdoch (26)	Ron Greschner, Walt Tkaczuk
2nd Period
01:21	NYR		Walt Tkaczuk (25)	Don Murdoch, Steve Vickers
07:03	NYR		Phil Esposito (26)	Dan Newman, Mark Heaslip
09:42	NYR	SH	Dave Farrish (2)	Mark Heaslip, Phil Esposito
14:19	WSH		Bill Riley (11)	Gerry Meehan
3rd Period
01:13	WSH		Bob Sirois (19)	Guy Charron, Bob Girard
01:59	NYR		Dan Newman (5)	Mark Heaslip
03:54	NYR	PP	Mike McEwen (4)
18:44	NYR	PP	Phil Esposito (27)	Mark Heaslip, Dave Farrish
19:21	NYR		Eddie Johnstone (9)	Ron Greschner, Nick Fotiu

Penalty Summary

Penalty Summary Table
1st Period
00:43	WSH	Ace Bailey	Tripping	2 min
05:58	NYR	Ron Duguay	Holding	2 min
07:28	WSH	Rick Green	Holding	2 min
17:35	NYR	Ron Greschner	Tripping	2 min
2nd Period
07:52	NYR	Ron Duguay	Tripping	2 min
3rd Period
02:53	WSH	Yvon Labre	High sticking	5 min
04:39	NYR	Walt Tkaczuk	Holding	2 min
16:45	WSH	Ace Bailey	Slashing	2 min

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Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Ace Bailey	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
2	Rick Bragnalo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Guy Charron	0	1	1	-4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
4	Bill Collins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Dave Forbes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
6	Bob Girard	0	1	1	-4	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Rick Green	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
8	Yvon Labre	0	0	0	-1	5	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
9	Ron Lalonde	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Gord Lane	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
11	Gerry Meehan	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
12	Robert Picard	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Bill Riley	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	100.0
14	Tom Rowe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Bob Sirois	1	0	1	-4	0	1	0	0	0	3	33.3
16	Gord Smith	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
17	Bryan Watson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
18	Jim Bedard	0	0	0		0				0	0			60:00
	TOTAL	2	3	5		11	2	0	0		22	9.1

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Jim Bedard	L	8	28	20	.714	0	0	60:00

New York Rangers

New York Rangers Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Don Awrey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Wayne Dillon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
3	Ron Duguay	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
4	Phil Esposito	2	1	3	2	0	1	1	0	1	8	25.0
5	Dave Farrish	1	1	2	4	0	0	0	1	0	3	33.3
6	Nick Fotiu	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Ron Greschner	0	2	2	4	2	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
8	Mark Heaslip	0	4	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Pat Hickey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Eddie Johnstone	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	100.0
11	Dave Maloney	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
12	Mike McEwen	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	50.0
13	Don Murdoch	1	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	100.0
14	Dan Newman	1	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	100.0
15	Walt Tkaczuk	1	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	2	50.0
16	Carol Vadnais	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Steve Vickers	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
18	John Davidson	0	0	0		0				0	0			60:00
	TOTAL	8	13	21		8	5	2	1		28	28.6

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	John Davidson	W	2	22	20	.909	0	0	60:00

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