NHL game summary from December 27, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (8-22-6) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Minnesota North Stars (14-17-3) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
1: MIN, Bobby Smith 9 (Al MacAdam, Steve Payne), 6:42
MIN, Tim Young 8 (Ron Zanussi, Per-Olov Brasar), 12:00 - PP
2: WAS, Robert Picard 7 (Leif Svensson), 5:59
MIN, Bobby Smith 10 (Al MacAdam), 9:41
MIN, Steve Payne 4 (Greg Smith), 10:01
3: MIN, Tim Young 9 (Greg Smith), 11:08
MIN, Kris Manery 4 (Gary Sargent, Glen Sharpley), 12:12
Penalties:
1: Tom Rowe, WAS 10:29
Bill Butters, MIN 15:25
Blair Stewart, WAS 15:25
2: J.P. Parise, MIN 16:33
Gary Sargent, MIN 19:26
3: J.P. Parise, MIN 16:37
Penalty time: WAS: 4 minutes
MIN: 8 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 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Carroll | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Blair Stewart | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 29 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Butters | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Don Jackson | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 5-18- 6-29
MIN: 13-13-15-41
Goalies: WAS: Jim Bedard (L, 4-13-3)
MIN: Gilles Meloche (W, 11-10-1)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Bob Luther
Attendance: 10,398
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