NHL game summary from April 8, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (36-31-13) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Washington Capitals (24-41-15) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | WAS, | Mark Lofthouse 13 (Rolf Edberg, Rick Green), 6:08 |
| WAS, | Dennis Hextall 6 (Chuck Arnason, Rick Green), 8:23 | |
| 2: | PIT, | Greg Malone 35, 6:35 |
| WAS, | Guy Charron 28, 9:35 | |
| PIT, | Jacques Cossette 7 (Gary McAdam, Greg Malone), 13:51 - PP | |
| WAS, | Ryan Walter 27 (Leif Svensson), 17:21 - PP | |
| 3: | WAS, | Ryan Walter 28 (Leif Svensson, Rick Green), 14:24 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Colin Campbell, PIT [Elbowing] 8:26 | |
| Ryan Walter, WAS [Holding, Roughing] 8:26 | ||
| Leif Svensson, WAS [Holding] 12:34 | ||
| Rick Kehoe, PIT [Tripping] 15:21 | ||
| 3: | Yvon Labre, WAS [Slashing] 11:04 | |
| Bench penalty, PIT [Too many men on the ice] 14:13 | ||
Penalty time: PIT: 6 minutes
WAS: 8 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bladon | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lex Hudson | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gary McAdam | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Paradise | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacques Cossette | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 19 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 19 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Lynch | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Craig Patrick | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Hextall | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chuck Arnason | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Inness | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 3- 6-10-19
WAS: 12- 9- 5-26
Goalies: PIT: Denis Herron (L, 22-19-12)
WAS: Gary Inness (W, 14-14-8)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Don Foreman
Attendance: 10,572
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