NHL game summary from January 20, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (14-26-7) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (19-19-8) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | WAS, | Greg Polis 2 (Rolf Edberg, Bob Sirois), 3:47 |
| WAS, | Dennis Maruk 15 (Gary Rissling, Tom Rowe), 4:04 | |
| 2: | PIT, | Peter Lee 24 (Tom Bladon, Dale Tallon), 2:26 - PP |
| WAS, | Guy Charron 15 (Robert Picard, Greg Polis), 9:53 | |
| WAS, | Greg Polis 3 (Dennis Maruk, Tom Rowe), 14:25 - PP | |
| PIT, | Peter Lee 25 (Dale Tallon, Tom Bladon), 17:46 - PP | |
| 3: | WAS, | Guy Charron 16 (Yvon Labre), 9:50 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Russ Anderson, PIT [Holding] 0:43 |
| Randy Carlyle, PIT [Hi-sticking] 7:54 | |
| Gary Rissling, WAS [Hi-sticking] 7:54 | |
| Dave Schultz, PIT [Charging] 10:28 | |
| Rick Green, WAS [Charging] 12:47 | |
| 2: | Gary Rissling, WAS [Holding] 1:30 |
| Ron Stackhouse, PIT [Holding] 7:46 | |
| Randy Carlyle, PIT [Hooking] 12:37 | |
| Robert Picard, WAS [Hooking] 15:52 | |
| Gord Smith, WAS [Hi-sticking] 17:33 | |
| 3: | Yvon Labre, WAS [Slashing] 12:10 |
| Dave Schultz, PIT [Spearing major, Misconduct] 12:10 | |
| Bench penalty, PIT [Too many men on the ice] 12:10 |
Penalty time: WAS: 12 minutes
PIT: 27 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Lynch | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Blair Stewart | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Greg Polis | 18 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gary Rissling | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Inness | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 36 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Bladon | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| Dale Tallon | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Greg Millen | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 14-11-10-35
PIT: 12-19- 8-39
Goalies: WAS: Gary Inness (W, 6-4-3)
PIT: Greg Millen (L, 9-7-0)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 14,699
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