NHL game summary from November 29, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (5-14-4) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (6-13-3) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | WAS, | Guy Charron 5 (Bob Sirois, Rick Green), 5:05 - PP |
| PIT, | Ross Lonsberry 8, 9:47 | |
| 2: | WAS, | Bob Sirois 9 (Rick Green, Dennis Maruk), :18 - PP |
| PIT, | Jacques Cossette 3 (Dale Tallon), 3:00 | |
| WAS, | Rolf Edberg 4 (Dennis Maruk, Gord Lane), 7:27 | |
| PIT, | Rick Kehoe 1 (Ross Lonsberry, Orest Kindrachuk), 18:43 - PP | |
| 3: | PIT, | Wayne Bianchin 4 (George Ferguson), 7:55 |
| PIT, | Randy Carlyle 4 (Ron Stackhouse, Ross Lonsberry), 17:00 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Randy Carlyle, PIT [Fighting] 2:31 |
| Ryan Walter, WAS [Fighting] 2:31 | |
| Dave Schultz, PIT [Roughing] 2:58 | |
| Robert Picard, WAS [Roughing] 2:58 | |
| Dale Tallon, PIT [Holding] 3:42 | |
| Dave Schultz, PIT [Hi-sticking, Misconduct] 18:46 | |
| Bill Riley, WAS [Misconduct] 18:46 | |
| Orest Kindrachuk, PIT [Hi-sticking] 19:23 | |
| 2: | Tom Bladon, PIT [Hi-sticking] 8:04 |
| Gord Lane, WAS [Holding] 13:02 | |
| Peter Scamurra, WAS [Holding] 18:32 | |
| 3: | Gord Lane, WAS [Roughing] 16:04 |
| Greg Malone, PIT [Slashing] 19:23 |
Penalty time: WAS: 23 minutes
PIT: 27 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bedard | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Scamurra | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Greg Carroll | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 9 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 36 | ||||||
| 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 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dale Tallon | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Jacques Cossette | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 52 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 52 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 11-13-12-36
PIT: 16-19-17-52
Goalies: WAS: Jim Bedard (L, 4-9-3)
PIT: Denis Herron (W, 4-9-3)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 5,981
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