Philadelphia used a goal by Fred Potvin and a superb defensive effort to beat Washington, 1-0.

Philadelphia was sparked by Potvin, who finished with one goal. Potvin scored 14:59 into the third period to make the score 1-0 Philadelphia.

Philadelphia ended with no penalties and went 0-for-0 on the power play. Washington avoided the penalty box for the entire game and scored zero goals off of one power plays.