The Washington Capitals were defeated by the Los Angeles Kings, 6 to 4, on October 20, 1978.

Final

Kings

2-2-0

6

Capitals

1-3-1

4

Team

LAK

WSH

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

LAK

WSH

Murray Wilson (EV) assisted by Syl Apps Jr. and Ron Grahame

Butch Goring (EV) assisted by Glenn Goldup and Mike Murphy

2nd period

LAK

WSH

Robert Picard (EV) assisted by Guy Charron

Tom Rowe (EV) assisted by Dennis Maruk and Robert Picard

Robert Picard (PP) assisted by Guy Charron and Rick Green

3rd period

LAK

WSH

Marcel Dionne (PP) assisted by Tom Williams and Syl Apps Jr.

Guy Charron (EV) assisted by Paul Mulvey and Eddy Godin

Mike Murphy (EV) assisted by Glenn Goldup

Steve Jensen (EV) assisted by Syl Apps Jr. and Tom Williams

Butch Goring (EV) assisted by Glenn Goldup and Mike Murphy

Kings

Capitals

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Kings

Capitals

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Ron Grahame (W) R. Grahame	1	0	0	33	29	.879	4	4.02	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	GWG	S	S%
Syl Apps Jr. S. Apps Jr.	0	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.0
Marcel Dionne M. Dionne	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	0	2	50.0
Brian Glennie B. Glennie	0	0	0	+3	0	0	0	0	0
Glenn Goldup G. Goldup	0	3	3	+3	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Butch Goring B. Goring	2	0	2	+3	0	0	0	0	6	33.3
Danny Grant D. Grant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Rick Hampton R. Hampton	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Steve Jensen S. Jensen	1	0	1	-2	5	0	0	1	3	33.3
Randy Manery R. Manery	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Bob Murdoch B. Murdoch	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Mike Murphy M. Murphy	1	2	3	+4	0	0	0	0	1	100.0
Rob Palmer R. Palmer	0	0	0	-1	4	0	0	0	0
Dave Taylor D. Taylor	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0.0
Tom Williams T. Williams	0	2	2	-2	0	0	1	0	1	0.0
Murray Wilson M. Wilson	1	0	1	+1	2	0	0	0	1	100.0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Jim Bedard (L) J. Bedard	0	1	0	22	16	.727	6	6.05	0	59

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	S	S%
Greg Carroll G. Carroll	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Guy Charron G. Charron	1	2	3	+1	0	0	1	2	50.0
Bob Girard B. Girard	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Eddy Godin E. Godin	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	2	0.0
Rick Green R. Green	0	1	1	-3	5	0	1	1	0.0
Yvon Labre Y. Labre	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
Dennis Maruk D. Maruk	0	1	1	-2	0	0	0	4	0.0
Gerry Meehan G. Meehan	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0.0
Paul Mulvey P. Mulvey	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Robert Picard R. Picard	2	1	3	+2	0	1	0	2	100.0
Tom Rowe T. Rowe	1	0	1	-1	0	0	0	5	20.0
Bob Sirois B. Sirois	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	7	0.0
Gord Smith G. Smith	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0.0
Leif Svensson L. Svensson	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0
Bryan Watson B. Watson	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	2	0.0