NHL game summary from January 19, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (9-24-13) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Washington Capitals (13-26-7) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | WAS, | Bob Sirois 19 (Greg Polis), 16:27 |
| 2: | WAS, | Robert Picard 11 (Bob Sirois), 13:34 - PP |
| WAS, | Ryan Walter 18 (Guy Charron, Blair Stewart), 13:55 | |
| 3: | WAS, | Tom Rowe 17 (Dennis Maruk, Rick Green), 2:34 |
| DET, | Paul Woods 6, 5:19 - SH | |
| WAS, | Gary Rissling 3 (Rick Green, Tom Rowe), 16:26 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Paul Woods, DET [Roughing] 1:41 |
| Gary Rissling, WAS [Roughing] 1:41 | |
| Bob Girard, WAS [Tripping] 11:05 | |
| 2: | Bill Lochead, DET [Hooking] 12:04 |
| 3: | Yvon Labre, WAS [Hooking] 0:55 |
| Reed Larson, DET [Tripping] 1:39 | |
| Nick Libett, DET [Hooking] 3:38 | |
| Gary Rissling, WAS [Boarding] 7:11 | |
| Rick Green, WAS [Hooking] 9:22 | |
| Andre St. Laurent, DET [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 10:18 | |
| Dennis Maruk, WAS [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 10:18 | |
| Bernie Wolfe, WAS [Fighting, Double misconduct] 20:00 | |
| Rogie Vachon, DET [Fighting, Misconduct] 20:00 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Fighting, Misconduct, Game misconduct] 20:00 | |
| Gary Rissling, WAS [Fighting, Misconduct, Game misconduct] 20:00 |
Penalty time: DET: 55 minutes
WAS: 67 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | -1 | 2 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Lorry Gloeckner | 11 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Greg Carroll | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| John Hilworth | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -15 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -15 | 35 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Blair Stewart | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Greg Polis | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Rissling | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gary Inness | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 14 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 14 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 14-13- 8-35
WAS: 9-10- 9-28
Goalies: DET: Rogie Vachon (L, 6-17-10)
WAS: Gary Inness (W, 5-4-3)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 11,861
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