NHL game summary from December 28, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Blackhawks (11-13-12) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Washington Capitals (9-22-5) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | WAS, | Mike Kaszycki 4 (Guy Charron, Tom Rowe), 5:44 |
| WAS, | Mike Kaszycki 5 (Tom Rowe, Guy Charron), 6:09 | |
| CHI, | Bob Murray 4 (Doug Wilson), 7:16 | |
| 2: | WAS, | Bengt Gustafsson 8, 1:58 - SH |
| WAS, | Robert Picard 4 (Bengt Gustafsson, Guy Charron), 19:21 - PP | |
| 3: | WAS, | Ryan Walter 10 (Mike Gartner, Robert Picard), 5:12 |
| CHI, | Bob Murray 5 (Grant Mulvey, Rich Preston), 7:49 | |
| WAS, | Mike Gartner 11 (Ryan Walter, Robert Picard), 16:07 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mike Gartner, WAS [Charging] 6:24 |
| Grant Mulvey, CHI [Roughing] 6:24 | |
| Doug Wilson, CHI [Tripping] 15:46 | |
| Mark Lofthouse, WAS [Tripping] 19:03 | |
| 2: | Bench penalty, WAS [Too many men on the ice] 1:47 |
| Mike O'Connell, CHI [Holding] 3:59 | |
| Mike Kaszycki, WAS [Tripping] 8:51 | |
| Greg Fox, CHI [Tripping] 18:56 | |
| 3: | Mike Kaszycki, WAS [Hooking] 8:59 |
| Doug Wilson, CHI [Cross checking] 10:28 | |
| Tim Higgins, CHI [Hi-sticking] 15:46 | |
| Ted Bulley, CHI [Slashing] 19:36 |
Penalty time: CHI: 14 minutes
WAS: 10 minutes
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ribble | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Terry Ruskowski | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reg Kerr | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Mike O'Connell | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Tim Higgins | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rich Preston | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Greg Fox | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Wilson | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Keith Brown | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 25 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rollie Boutin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Scamurra | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Antero Lehtonen | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Paul MacKinnon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 20 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Wes Jarvis | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: CHI: 7- 9- 9-25
WAS: 11- 9-14-34
Goalies: CHI: Tony Esposito (L, 10-10-10)
WAS: Rollie Boutin (W, 4-1-0)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Paul Flaherty
Attendance: 14,126
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