NHL game summary from December 7, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (11-8-5) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
 Washington Capitals (5-18-5) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | PIT, | Nick Libett 7 (George Ferguson), 6:07 |
| PIT, | Rick Kehoe 10 (Randy Carlyle, Ross Lonsberry), 6:50 | |
| PIT, | George Ferguson 6 (Gregg Sheppard), 9:32 | |
| WAS, | Paul Mulvey 3 (Wes Jarvis, Tony Cassolato), 18:30 | |
| 2: | PIT, | Tom Bladon 2 (Nick Libett), 13:57 |
| WAS, | Mike Gartner 7 (Wes Jarvis, Paul Mulvey), 16:11 | |
| 3: | WAS, | Wes Jarvis 3 (Paul Mulvey, Mike Gartner), 3:32 |
| PIT, | Greg Malone 8 (Rod Schutt), 5:32 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Paul Mulvey, WAS [Interference, Unsportsmanlike conduct] 11:02 |
| Tom Bladon, PIT [Hooking] 15:03 | |
| 2: | Bob Stewart, PIT [Hooking] 8:28 |
| 3: | Greg Malone, PIT [Fighting] 5:32 |
| Tom Rowe, WAS [Fighting] 5:32 | |
| Mike Gartner, WAS [Slashing] 16:20 |
Penalty time: PIT: 9 minutes
WAS: 11 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Bladon | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kim Clackson | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gary McAdam | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pat Hughes | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Greg Millen | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 30 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Theberge | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Peter Scamurra | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Errol Rausse | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Tony Cassolato | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 3 |
| Greg Polis | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Brent Tremblay | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Wes Jarvis | 23 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Gary Inness | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 12- 6-12-30
WAS: 7-10- 7-24
Goalies: PIT: Greg Millen (W, 3-0-2)
WAS: Wayne Stephenson,
Gary Inness (L, 2-8-2) Referee: Dave Newell Linesmen: Swede Knox, Wayne Forsey Attendance: 7,652
Gary Inness (L, 2-8-2) Referee: Dave Newell Linesmen: Swede Knox, Wayne Forsey Attendance: 7,652
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