NHL game summary from February 20, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (18-31-9) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Atlanta Flames (32-22-5) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1: | WAS, | Bob Girard 8 (Dennis Hextall, Yvon Labre), 7:32 |
| ATL, | Bob MacMillan 29 (Eric Vail, Bob Murdoch), 10:52 - PP | |
| WAS, | Dennis Maruk 21 (Leif Svensson, Tom Rowe), 11:03 | |
| 2: | ATL, | Ken Houston 12 (Harold Phillipoff), 4:57 |
| 3: | ATL, | Guy Chouinard 33 (Eric Vail, Brad Marsh), 10:59 |
| ATL, | Eric Vail 26 (Guy Chouinard), 11:12 | |
| WAS, | Mark Lofthouse 11 (Dennis Hextall), 14:03 | |
| ATL, | Guy Chouinard 34 (Eric Vail, Bob Murdoch), 18:29 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Greg Polis, WAS [Hooking] 9:33 |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Slashing] 9:55 | |
| Rick Green, WAS [Hooking] 10:13 | |
| Bob MacMillan, ATL [Tripping] 18:16 | |
| 2: | Ken Houston, ATL [Holding] 2:00 |
| Gord Lane, WAS [Tripping] 5:26 | |
| Guy Chouinard, ATL [Tripping] 6:34 | |
| Brad Marsh, ATL [Elbowing, Fighting] 9:51 | |
| Gord Lane, WAS [Fighting] 9:51 | |
| 3: | Pat Ribble, ATL [Interference] 4:24 |
Penalty time: WAS: 11 minutes
ATL: 17 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Hextall | 12 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Blair Stewart | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Greg Polis | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary Rissling | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Bernie Wolfe | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 27 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Gene Carr | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Don Laurence | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 6 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 6 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 10-11- 6-27
ATL: 13-13- 8-34
Goalies: WAS: Bernie Wolfe (L, 4-9-1)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 27-17-4)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Don Koharski
Attendance: 8,837
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