NHL game summary from January 14, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (16-25-4) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Washington Capitals (12-25-7) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | WAS, | Dennis Maruk 14 (Leif Svensson), :59 |
| WAS, | Blair Stewart 3 (Dennis Maruk), 17:57 | |
| 2: | VAN, | Drew Callander 4 (Ron Sedlbauer, Don Lever), 3:02 |
| WAS, | Ryan Walter 16 (Rick Green, Blair Stewart), 7:27 | |
| VAN, | Chris Oddleifson 10 (Dennis Kearns, Larry Goodenough), 9:15 - PP | |
| VAN, | Larry Goodenough 1 (Ron Sedlbauer, Stan Smyl), 15:01 - PP | |
| 3: | WAS, | Gary Rissling 2 (Robert Picard, Dennis Maruk), 14:30 - PP |
| WAS, | Rick Green 6, 16:10 - SH |
Penalties:
| 1: | Stan Smyl, VAN [Fighting] 5:31 |
| Robert Picard, WAS [Fighting] 5:31 | |
| Larry Goodenough, VAN [Interference] 6:11 | |
| Yvon Labre, WAS [Hooking] 12:43 | |
| 2: | Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Hooking] 0:07 |
| Dennis Maruk, WAS [Tripping] 7:47 | |
| Dennis Kearns, VAN [Hooking] 10:56 | |
| Rick Green, WAS [Holding] 14:23 | |
| Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Elbowing] 18:53 | |
| 3: | Bob Manno, VAN [Interference] 13:03 |
| Yvon Labre, WAS [Elbowing] 14:48 |
Penalty time: VAN: 15 minutes
WAS: 13 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Goodenough | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Drew Callander | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Rob Flockhart | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dunc Wilson | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -15 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -15 | 26 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Blair Stewart | 14 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Rissling | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Inness | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 14 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 14 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 9- 6-11-26
WAS: 6-11- 6-23
Goalies: VAN: Dunc Wilson (L, 1-4-0)
WAS: Gary Inness (W, 4-3-3)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Bob Luther, Willard Norris
Attendance: 11,243
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