1979-1980 Washington Capitals team stats

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1979-1980 Washington Capitals: 27-40-13
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 20-14-6 (162 goals scored, 138 allowed) Road record: 7-26-7 (99 goals scored, 155 allowed) Head Coaches: Danny Belisle (4-10-2), Gary Green (23-30-11) Power Play: 54/295 (18.3%) Penalty Killing: 183/248 (73.8%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 5-4 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 202-224 261 goals scored (15th of 21 teams), 293 goals allowed (12th), 1198 PIM (9th) NHL Averages: 3.51 goals/game (281.0 goals/team), 1211.7 PIM/team



Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
RW    11  Mike Gartner         6'0   187   20   77   36   32   68   66   4   0   97   23   61    2  228  15.8  +15
C/LW   9  Ryan Walter          6'0   200   21   80   24   42   66  106  12   1  104   32   94   21  157  15.3   -1
RW    16  Bengt Gustafsson     6'0   185   21   80   22   38   60   17   6   1   91   39   89   20  185  11.9  -17
D     24  Robert Picard        6'2   207   22   78   11   43   54  122   5   0  141   48  135   21  212   5.2  -21
C     10  Rolf Edberg          5'10  174   29   63   23   23   46   12   4   1   62   15   60    8  136  16.9   -5
LW    27  Paul Mulvey          6'4   220   21   77   15   19   34  240   2   0   57    5   60    0  140  10.7   -8
RW/C   8  Mark Lofthouse       6'2   195   22   68   15   18   33   20   1   0   51    8   56    4  138  10.9   -9
RW    25  Bob Sirois           6'0   178   25   49   15   17   32   18   4   1   46   15   46   10  110  13.6   -5
C     15  Guy Charron          5'10  170   30   33   11   20   31    6   5   0   37   11   31    3   80  13.8   -2
C     21  Dennis Maruk         5'8   175   24   27   10   17   27    8   1   1   35   12   27    4   58  17.2    0
RW    17  Tom Rowe             6'0   190   23   41   10   17   27   76   4   0   47   17   40    1  107   9.3   -9
C     23  Wes Jarvis           5'11  185   21   63   11   15   26    8   0   0   30    0   48   15   43  25.6   -3
D      5  Rick Green           6'3   220   23   71    4   20   24   52   0   0   93   10  126   33  105   3.8  -10
LW    14  Antero Lehtonen      6'0   185   25   65    9   12   21   14   2   0   30    3   31    0  101   8.9   -4
D     12  Alan Hangsleben      6'1   195   26   37   10    7   17   45   2   0   43    7   37    2   67  14.9   +1
C     20  Mike Kaszycki        5'9   190   23   28    7   10   17   10   1   0   29   10   24    0   34  20.6   -5
D      4  Leif Svensson        6'3   190   28   47    4   11   15   21   0   0   34    3   62   21   41   9.8  -10
D     29  Pierre Bouchard      6'2   205   31   54    5    9   14   16   0   0   64    1   87   17   59   8.5   -7
D     19  Paul MacKinnon       6'0   195   21   63    1   11   12   22   0   0   67    0   91   23   68   1.5   -1
LW     6  Errol Rausse         5'10  180   20   24    6    2    8    0   0   0   12    0    8    0   24  25.0   +4
D      3  Peter Scamurra       6'3   185   24   23    3    5    8    6   1   0   18    2   22    5   16  18.8   -1
D     28  Gord Lane            6'1   190   26   19    2    4    6   53   0   0   15    0   21    7   16  12.5   +1
D      2  Pat Ribble           6'4   210   25   19    1    5    6   30   0   0   17    0   20    5   15   6.7   +2
LW    18  Greg Polis           6'0   195   29   28    1    5    6   19   0   0   15    1   22    2   30   3.3   -6
D      7  Yvon Labre           5'11  190   30   18    0    5    5   38   0   0   13    0   16    6    5   0.0   +3
LW    17  Tim Coulis           6'0   200   21   19    1    2    3   27   0   0    5    0   14    3   12   8.3   -6
C     18  Glen Currie          6'2   180   21   32    2    0    2    2   0   0    5    0   15    8   25   8.0   -2
LW    22  Dennis Hextall       5'11  175   36   15    1    1    2   49   0   0    5    0   15    5   17   5.9   -5
RW    12  Tony Cassolato       5'11  180   23    9    0    2    2    0   0   0    3    0    1    0    6   0.0   +2
G     35  Wayne Stephenson     5'9   175   34   56    0    2    2   20  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D     22  Brent Tremblay       6'2   192   22    9    1    0    1    6   0   0    4    0    4    1    6  16.7   +1
LW    20  Gary Rissling        5'9   175   23   11    0    1    1   49   0   0    1    0    7    0    5   0.0   -6
D      2  Greg Theberge        5'10  185   20   12    0    1    1    0   0   0    9    5    7    0   21   0.0   -3
G      1  Rollie Boutin        5'9   179   22   18    0    1    1    6  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
LW    26  Bob Girard           6'0   180   30    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    1    1    0   ---    0
LW    18  Harvie Pocza         6'2   200   20    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    2   0.0    0
LW    26  Steve Clippingdale   6'2   195   23    3    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    1   0.0    0
C     20  Claude Noel          5'11  165   24    7    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    5    2    5   0.0   -3
G     31  Gary Inness          6'0   195   30   14    0    0    0    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

Skater data: GP: Games played; G: Goals scored; A: Assists; Pts: Total points; PIM: Penalties in minutes; PP: Power play goals; SH: Shorthanded goals; TGF: Total goals on ice for; PGF: Power play goals on ice for; TGA: Total goals on ice against; PGA: Power play goals on ice against; S: Shots taken; S%: Shooting percentage


Pos  #  Goalie              Age   GP   Min   GA   GAA   W   L   T  Sht    Pct  EN  SO
G    1  Rollie Boutin        22   18   927   54  3.50   7   7   1  447   .879   0   0
G   35  Wayne Stephenson     34   56  3146  187  3.57  18  24  10 1557   .880   5   0
G   31  Gary Inness          30   14   727   44  3.63   2   9   2  331   .867   3   0

Goalie data: GP: Games played; Min: Minutes played; GA: Goals allowed; GAA: Goals allowed per 60 minutes; W: Wins; L: Losses; T: Ties; Sht: Shots faced; Pct: Save percentage; EN: Empty net goals allowed; SO: Shutouts

1979 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1    4  RW   Mike Gartner            1432     78   Cincinnati Stingers (WHA)          
  2   24  LW   Errol Rausse              31          Seattle Breakers (WHL)               [pick acquired from DET]
  4   67  LW   Harvie Pocza               3          Billings Bighorns (WHL)            
  5   88  C    Tim Tookey               106          Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)        
  6  109  D    Greg Theberge            153          Peterborough Petes (OHA)           

Traded draft picks:

#2 to NYI (Tomas Jonsson)
#3 to DET (Boris Fistric)


Transactions

06-09-1979	reclaimed the rights to Bengt Gustafsson prior to expansion draft
06-11-1979	traded Mike Marson to Kings for Steve Clippingdale
06-13-1979	Jets selected Bill Riley in expansion draft
06-13-1979	Jets selected Gord Smith in expansion draft
06-13-1979	Nordiques selected Blair Stewart in expansion draft
06-13-1979	Oilers selected Doug Patey in expansion draft
06-15-1979	traded Nelson Burton to Nordiques for Dave Parro
08-12-1979	signed Tony Cassolato as a free agent
08-16-1979	traded Washington's #3 pick in the 1981 draft to Flyers for Wayne Stephenson
09-16-1979	signed Antero Lehtonen as a free agent
10-09-1979	signed Claude Noel as a free agent
11-09-1979	signed Jim McTaggart as a free agent
12-07-1979	traded Gord Lane to Islanders for Mike Kazycki
01-17-1980	traded Tom Rowe to Whalers for Alan Hangsleben
02-16-1980	traded Mike Kaszycki to Maple Leafs for Pat Ribble
06-05-1980	signed Howard Walker as a free agent
06-11-1980	traded Robert Picard, Tim Coulis and Washington's #2 pick in the 1980 draft to Maple Leafs for Mike Palmateer and Calgary's #3 pick in the 1980 draft
07-01-1980	purchased Jean Pronovost from Flames
08-21-1980	traded Washington's #3 pick in the 1982 draft to Flyers for Bob Kelly
10-06-1980	signed Dennis Ververgaert as a free agent

Game Log: Click on the date to view the game summary.

Date Opponent Result Record 10/11/1979 at Buffalo Sabres L 3-6 0-1-0 10/13/1979 vs Boston Bruins L 2-5 0-2-0 10/14/1979 at New York Rangers W 5-3 1-2-0 10/16/1979 vs Los Angeles Kings W 8-6 2-2-0 10/19/1979 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 3-5 2-3-0 10/20/1979 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 1-5 2-4-0 10/24/1979 at Los Angeles Kings L 3-5 2-5-0 10/27/1979 at Vancouver Canucks L 3-5 2-6-0 10/28/1979 at Edmonton Oilers W 6-4 3-6-0 10/30/1979 vs Montreal Canadiens T 2-2 3-6-1 11/02/1979 at Winnipeg Jets T 1-1 3-6-2 11/03/1979 at Minnesota North Stars L 1-7 3-7-2 11/05/1979 at Montreal Canadiens L 0-2 3-8-2 11/07/1979 vs Winnipeg Jets W 6-3 4-8-2 11/10/1979 vs Buffalo Sabres L 3-5 4-9-2 11/13/1979 vs Edmonton Oilers L 3-5 4-10-2 11/15/1979 at Boston Bruins L 2-3 4-11-2 11/16/1979 vs Detroit Red Wings L 2-4 4-12-2 11/18/1979 vs Atlanta Flames L 2-4 4-13-2 11/20/1979 at Colorado Rockies T 3-3 4-13-3 11/21/1979 at Chicago Black Hawks L 0-4 4-14-3 11/24/1979 vs Buffalo Sabres L 1-6 4-15-3 11/25/1979 at Quebec Nordiques T 2-2 4-15-4 11/28/1979 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 2-4 4-16-4 12/01/1979 vs Quebec Nordiques W 7-2 5-16-4 12/02/1979 at Buffalo Sabres L 0-2 5-17-4 12/04/1979 vs Hartford Whalers T 3-3 5-17-5 12/07/1979 vs Pittsburgh Penguins L 3-5 5-18-5 12/08/1979 at St. Louis Blues L 1-5 5-19-5 12/12/1979 vs Minnesota North Stars L 4-5 5-20-5 12/15/1979 vs New York Rangers W 5-4 6-20-5 12/19/1979 at Hartford Whalers L 4-5 6-21-5 12/21/1979 vs Vancouver Canucks W 2-1 7-21-5 12/22/1979 at New York Islanders L 1-2 7-22-5 12/26/1979 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 8-2 8-22-5 12/28/1979 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 6-2 9-22-5 12/30/1979 at New York Rangers L 2-5 9-23-5 01/04/1980 at Hartford Whalers W 6-3 10-23-5 01/05/1980 at Minnesota North Stars T 2-2 10-23-6 01/11/1980 vs Vancouver Canucks W 7-4 11-23-6

Date Opponent Result Record 01/12/1980 at New York Islanders L 2-5 11-24-6 01/15/1980 at Philadelphia Flyers L 4-7 11-25-6 01/16/1980 vs Edmonton Oilers L 2-5 11-26-6 01/19/1980 vs Philadelphia Flyers T 4-4 11-26-7 01/20/1980 at Quebec Nordiques L 2-3 11-27-7 01/22/1980 vs Winnipeg Jets W 5-4 12-27-7 01/26/1980 vs Quebec Nordiques T 1-1 12-27-8 01/27/1980 vs New York Islanders W 7-1 13-27-8 01/30/1980 at Chicago Black Hawks L 2-5 13-28-8 02/01/1980 at Atlanta Flames L 2-4 13-29-8 02/02/1980 vs New York Rangers L 3-6 13-30-8 02/06/1980 at Detroit Red Wings T 2-2 13-30-9 02/08/1980 at Winnipeg Jets W 6-3 14-30-9 02/12/1980 at Los Angeles Kings W 5-2 15-30-9 02/15/1980 at Edmonton Oilers L 2-8 15-31-9 02/16/1980 at Vancouver Canucks W 5-3 16-31-9 02/19/1980 vs Montreal Canadiens W 3-1 17-31-9 02/21/1980 at Atlanta Flames L 0-3 17-32-9 02/23/1980 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 6-2 18-32-9 02/24/1980 at Colorado Rockies T 1-1 18-32-10 02/26/1980 vs Los Angeles Kings W 5-3 19-32-10 02/28/1980 at Detroit Red Wings L 1-4 19-33-10 03/01/1980 at Montreal Canadiens L 3-6 19-34-10 03/02/1980 vs Colorado Rockies L 1-3 19-35-10 03/05/1980 vs St. Louis Blues W 7-5 20-35-10 03/08/1980 vs Hartford Whalers W 9-5 21-35-10 03/09/1980 vs New York Islanders W 3-1 22-35-10 03/12/1980 vs Boston Bruins W 6-4 23-35-10 03/15/1980 vs Detroit Red Wings W 5-2 24-35-10 03/16/1980 at Boston Bruins T 3-3 24-35-11 03/18/1980 vs Colorado Rockies W 4-1 25-35-11 03/21/1980 vs Minnesota North Stars L 3-4 25-36-11 03/22/1980 at St. Louis Blues L 2-6 25-37-11 03/24/1980 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 1-6 25-38-11 03/26/1980 vs St. Louis Blues W 4-2 26-38-11 03/29/1980 vs Philadelphia Flyers T 3-3 26-38-12 03/30/1980 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 0-4 26-39-12 04/01/1980 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 6-2 27-39-12 04/03/1980 at Philadelphia Flyers L 2-4 27-40-12 04/05/1980 vs Atlanta Flames T 4-4 27-40-13

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