1977-78 Washington Capitals Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 17-49-14 - 48 points
Finishing 5th in the NHL's Norris Division
Coach: Tom McVie (17-49-14)
Location: Landover, Maryland
1977-78 Washington Capitals RosterTeam Record: 17-49-14 - 48 points
Finishing 5th in the NHL's Norris Division
Coach: Tom McVie (17-49-14)
Location: Landover, Maryland
1977-78 Washington Capitals Results
The Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League ended the 1977-78 season with a record of 17 wins and 49 losses and 14 ties for 48 points, finishing fifth in the NHL's Norris Division.
The Capitals scored 195 goals, worst in the league and allowed 321. Guy Charron netted 38 goals for Washington, and Bob Sirois contributed 37 assists. Jim Bedard topped the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 3.66 goals against average, pacing regular goalies.
Tom McVie coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Charron | C | 80 | 38 | 35 | 73 | 12 | -25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 260 | 14.6 |
| Bob Sirois | R | 72 | 24 | 37 | 61 | 6 | -11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 189 | 12.7 |
| Gerry Meehan | C | 78 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 10 | -41 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 172 | 11.0 |
| Robert Picard | D | 75 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 101 | -26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 170 | 5.9 |
| Bill Riley | R | 57 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 125 | -15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 19.4 |
| Bob Girard | L | 52 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 6 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 21.4 |
| Dave Forbes | L | 77 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 119 | -34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 7.7 |
| Tom Rowe | R | 63 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 82 | -18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 116 | 11.2 |
| Bill Collins | R | 74 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 18 | -32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 104 | 9.6 |
| Garnet Bailey | L | 40 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 28 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 12.1 |
| Rick Green | D | 60 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 67 | -35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 84 | 6.0 |
| Rick Bragnalo | C | 44 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 22 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 3.3 |
| Bryan Watson | D | 79 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 167 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 5.8 |
| Gord Smith | D | 80 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 78 | -20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 7.0 |
| Larry Bolonchuk | D | 49 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 79 | -19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 7.3 |
| Gord Lane | D | 69 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 195 | -19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 2.9 |
| Jean Lemieux | D | 16 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | -12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12.5 |
| Jack Lynch | D | 29 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 1.7 |
| Mike Marson | L | 46 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 101 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 13.3 |
| Craig Patrick | R | 44 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2.3 |
| Yvon Labre | D | 22 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0.0 |
| Eddy Godin | R | 18 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 13.0 |
| Ron Lalonde | C | 67 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 2.1 |
| Walt McKechnie | C | 16 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | -14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 16.7 |
| Mark Lofthouse | R | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9.5 |
| Doug Gibson | C | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20.0 |
| Jim Bedard | G | 43 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nelson Burton | L | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Doug Patey | R | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blair Stewart | L | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Tony White | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Bernie Wolfe | G | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Smith | G | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1437 | 195 | 300 | 495 | 1322 | -423 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 1996 | 9.8 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bedard | 43 | 2492 | 11 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 152 | 3.66 | 0 | ||
| Bernie Wolfe | 25 | 1328 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 4.25 | 0 | ||
| Gary Smith | 17 | 980 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 4.16 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 85 | 4800 | 17 | 49 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 314 | 3.93 | 0 |
