1977–78 Washington Capitals
Eastern Conference · Metropolitan Division · 17-49-14
The 1977–78 Washington Capitals went 17-49-14. Guy Charron led the team with 73 points (38 G, 35 A). Jim Bedard had 11 wins in goal.
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Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Charron | C | 80 | 38 | 35 | 73 | -25 | 12 | 4 | 260 | 14.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Sirois | R | 72 | 24 | 37 | 61 | -11 | 6 | 5 | 189 | 12.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Meehan | C | 78 | 19 | 24 | 43 | -41 | 10 | 7 | 172 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Picard | D | 75 | 10 | 27 | 37 | -26 | 101 | 2 | 170 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Riley | R | 57 | 13 | 12 | 25 | -15 | 125 | 5 | 67 | 19.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Girard | L | 52 | 9 | 14 | 23 | -3 | 6 | 1 | 44 | 20.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Forbes | R | 77 | 11 | 11 | 22 | -34 | 119 | 0 | 142 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Rowe | R | 63 | 13 | 8 | 21 | -18 | 82 | 1 | 115 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Collins | R | 74 | 10 | 9 | 19 | -32 | 18 | 0 | 104 | 9.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Green | D | 60 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -35 | 67 | 4 | 83 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garnet Bailey | L | 40 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -12 | 28 | 0 | 58 | 12.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Bragnalo | C | 44 | 2 | 13 | 15 | -6 | 22 | 0 | 60 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Watson | D | 79 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -12 | 167 | 0 | 54 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Smith | D | 80 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -20 | 78 | 0 | 57 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | D | 70 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -19 | 195 | 0 | 68 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Bolonchuk | D | 49 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -19 | 79 | 0 | 42 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Lemieux | D | 16 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -12 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Lynch | D | 29 | 1 | 8 | 9 | -13 | 4 | 0 | 58 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Marson | R | 46 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +1 | 101 | 0 | 30 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Patrick | R | 45 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -8 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvon Labre | D | 22 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 21 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Lalonde | C | 67 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -19 | 16 | 0 | 48 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddy Godin | R | 18 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -14 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt McKechnie | C | 16 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -14 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Lofthouse | R | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Gibson | C | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blair Stewart | L | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson Burton | L | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Douglas Patey | R | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony White | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bedard | 43 | 41 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 1254 | .879 | 3.67 | 1 |
| Bernie Wolfe | 25 | 23 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 729 | .871 | 4.26 | 0 |
| Gary Smith | 17 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 510 | .867 | 4.17 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14 | vs PIT | W 2–1 | Final |
| Oct 15 | @ CLE | L 2–4 | Final |
| Oct 19 | vs MTL | L 3–5 | Final |
| Oct 24 | @ MTL | L 1–5 | Final |
| Oct 26 | @ AFM | W 6–2 | Final |
| Oct 28 | @ CLR | L 1–8 | Final |
| Oct 29 | @ MNS | L 4–7 | Final |
| Nov 2 | vs CHI | T 2–2 | Final |
| Nov 3 | @ PHI | L 1–4 | Final |
| Nov 5 | vs PHI | L 1–3 | Final |
| Nov 8 | vs LAK | L 1–5 | Final |
| Nov 9 | @ DET | T 1–1 | Final |
| Nov 11 | vs TOR | L 1–3 | Final |
| Nov 13 | vs NYI | L 0–6 | Final |
| Nov 15 | @ STL | T 2–2 | Final |
| Nov 16 | @ TOR | L 2–5 | Final |
| Nov 19 | vs BUF | L 6–7 | Final |
| Nov 20 | @ BUF | L 2–5 | Final |
| Nov 23 | vs AFM | T 2–2 | Final |
| Nov 24 | @ BOS | L 0–6 | Final |
| Nov 26 | @ TOR | T 4–4 | Final |
| Nov 29 | @ LAK | L 2–4 | Final |
| Dec 2 | vs CLE | L 2–3 | Final |
| Dec 4 | vs PIT | L 2–4 | Final |
| Dec 6 | vs VAN | L 2–5 | Final |
| Dec 7 | @ CLE | W 5–3 | Final |
| Dec 10 | @ AFM | L 1–5 | Final |
| Dec 11 | vs STL | W 2–1 | Final |
| Dec 13 | @ VAN | L 1–3 | Final |
| Dec 17 | @ LAK | W 2–1 | Final |
| Dec 21 | @ NYR | T 5–5 | Final |
| Dec 23 | vs DET | W 3–2 | Final |
| Dec 27 | vs BOS | L 3–6 | Final |
| Dec 28 | @ PIT | T 2–2 | Final |
| Dec 30 | vs NYR | T 3–3 | Final |
| Jan 2 | vs PIT | W 3–2 | Final |
| Jan 4 | vs LAK | W 4–0 | Final |
| Jan 7 | vs BUF | T 4–4 | Final |
| Jan 8 | @ CHI | L 1–3 | Final |
| Jan 11 | vs DET | L 3–6 | Final |
| Jan 13 | @ MNS | T 2–2 | Final |
| Jan 14 | vs NYI | L 0–4 | Final |
| Jan 18 | @ CHI | L 2–5 | Final |
| Jan 19 | @ BOS | L 1–4 | Final |
| Jan 21 | @ PIT | W 5–2 | Final |
| Jan 22 | @ DET | L 3–6 | Final |
| Jan 25 | vs CLR | T 3–3 | Final |
| Jan 27 | vs BOS | L 2–5 | Final |
| Jan 29 | vs MNS | L 0–4 | Final |
| Jan 31 | @ VAN | L 2–4 | Final |
| Feb 1 | @ LAK | L 3–8 | Final |
| Feb 4 | @ NYI | L 1–6 | Final |
| Feb 5 | @ BUF | L 1–4 | Final |
| Feb 10 | @ CLE | W 4–1 | Final |
| Feb 12 | @ PHI | L 1–4 | Final |
| Feb 14 | vs VAN | L 2–4 | Final |
| Feb 17 | vs MTL | L 2–8 | Final |
| Feb 19 | vs MNS | W 2–1 | Final |
| Feb 21 | vs LAK | L 1–4 | Final |
| Feb 23 | @ DET | L 1–4 | Final |
| Feb 25 | @ TOR | L 0–4 | Final |
| Feb 26 | vs PHI | L 1–6 | Final |
| Feb 28 | vs CLR | W 7–4 | Final |
| Mar 4 | @ STL | T 3–3 | Final |
| Mar 8 | @ MTL | L 3–4 | Final |
| Mar 12 | @ NYR | L 2–8 | Final |
| Mar 15 | vs TOR | L 2–5 | Final |
| Mar 18 | vs CLE | W 8–3 | Final |
| Mar 19 | vs STL | L 2–3 | Final |
| Mar 22 | vs CHI | L 2–6 | Final |
| Mar 24 | vs NYR | L 4–11 | Final |
| Mar 25 | @ MTL | L 0–5 | Final |
| Mar 26 | vs DET | L 1–4 | Final |
| Mar 28 | vs BOS | T 4–4 | Final |
| Mar 30 | @ CLR | W 4–3 | Final |
| Apr 1 | @ NYI | L 2–3 | Final |
| Apr 2 | vs MTL | T 4–4 | Final |
| Apr 4 | vs BUF | W 4–3 | Final |
| Apr 8 | @ PIT | W 6–4 | Final |
| Apr 9 | vs AFM | W 4–2 | Final |