NHL game summary from December 30, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (8-22-7) |
2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs (17-16-6) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
1: WAS, Ryan Walter 9 (Robert Picard, Blair Stewart), :35
WAS, Mark Lofthouse 10 (Rolf Edberg), 6:16
TOR, Ron Ellis 10 (Walt McKechnie, Dan Maloney), 9:36 - PP
2: TOR, Lorne Stamler 2 (Dave Burrows, Ian Turnbull), 14:02
TOR, Dave "Tiger" Williams 12 (Ian Turnbull, Pat Boutette), 17:44
3: TOR, Jimmy Jones 7, 5:09
WAS, Bob Girard 5 (Rick Green, Mark Lofthouse), 6:50
TOR, Pat Boutette 10 (Dave "Tiger" Williams), 7:39
WAS, Dennis Maruk 9 (Tom Rowe), 16:38
WAS, Rick Green 4 (Dennis Maruk, Guy Charron), 19:29
Penalties:
1: Greg Carroll, WAS [Delay of game] 8:24
Pat Boutette, TOR [Hi-sticking] 12:01
Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Roughing] 14:25
Blair Stewart, WAS [Roughing] 14:25
2: none
3: none
Penalty time: WAS: 4 minutes
TOR: 4 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Scamurra | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Greg Carroll | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Blair Stewart | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 20 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gary Inness | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 6 | 28 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Joel Quenneville | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Trevor Johansen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| John Anderson | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Lorne Stamler | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bruce Boudreau | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Garry Monahan | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 1 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Dave Hutchison | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Burrows | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 12- 6-10-28
TOR: 13-11-11-35
Goalies: WAS: Gary Inness (T, 0-1-3)
TOR: Mike Palmateer (T, 11-10-5)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Swede Knox
Attendance: 16,485
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