NHL game summary from January 24, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (26-16-5) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Washington Capitals (15-26-7) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | WAS, | Ryan Walter 19 (Blair Stewart, Guy Charron), 13:18 |
| NYR, | Ron Duguay 17 (Dave Farrish, Steve Vickers), 17:46 | |
| WAS, | Robert Picard 12 (Rick Green, Guy Charron), 19:46 - PP | |
| 2: | WAS, | Greg Polis 4 (Tom Rowe), 10:33 - PP |
| WAS, | Robert Picard 13 (Blair Stewart, Yvon Labre), 19:07 | |
| 3: | WAS, | Tom Rowe 18, 18:53 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gord Smith, WAS [Tripping] 4:08 | |
| Rolf Edberg, WAS [Holding] 10:10 | ||
| Mike McEwen, NYR [Hooking] 11:03 | ||
| Dave Farrish, NYR [Tripping] 18:25 | ||
| 2: | Lucien DeBlois, NYR [Tripping] 0:49 | |
| John Davidson, NYR [Delay of game] 9:07 | ||
| Guy Charron, WAS [Hi-sticking] 10:57 | ||
| Gord Smith, WAS [Hi-sticking] 12:27 | ||
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Hi-sticking] 12:27 | ||
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Roughing] 14:27 | ||
| Mario Marois, NYR [Cross checking, Fighting] 17:43 | ||
| Tom Rowe, WAS [Roughing, Fighting] 17:43 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: NYR: 19 minutes
WAS: 15 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 18 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 18 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Lynch | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Blair Stewart | 14 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| Greg Polis | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gary Rissling | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 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 (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 11- 3- 4-18
WAS: 14-11- 9-34
Goalies: NYR: John Davidson (L, 14-7-3)
WAS: Gary Inness (W, 7-4-3)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 13,453
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