NHL game summary from January 6, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (10-22-7) |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
 Detroit Red Wings (8-21-11) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1: | WAS, | Guy Charron 12 (Gord Lane, Ryan Walter), 4:33 |
| 2: | WAS, | Tom Rowe 16 (Dennis Maruk), 10:18 |
| WAS, | Robert Picard 9 (Guy Charron), 13:18 | |
| WAS, | Ryan Walter 10 (Dennis Maruk, Tom Rowe), 19:26 - PP | |
| 3: | DET, | Dan Bolduc 6 (Willie Huber, Perry Miller), 19:37 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Leif Svensson, WAS 0:33 |
| Mark Lofthouse, WAS 3:36 | |
| Reed Larson, DET 3:47 | |
| Perry Miller, DET [minor, major] 5:42 | |
| Gary Rissling, WAS [minor, major] 5:42 | |
| John Hilworth, DET 7:33 | |
| Ron Lalonde, WAS 17:44 | |
| 2: | Gord Lane, WAS 5:22 |
| Reed Larson, DET 7:47 | |
| Bill Riley, WAS 12:08 | |
| Jean Hamel, DET 12:08 | |
| John Hilworth, DET 17:28 | |
| 3: | Errol Thompson, DET 2:16 |
| Blair Stewart, WAS 2:16 | |
| Andre St. Laurent, DET 5:01 | |
| Mark Lofthouse, WAS 13:20 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET 14:59 | |
| Gord Lane, WAS 14:59 | |
| Tom Rowe, WAS 18:03 |
Penalty time: WAS: 25 minutes
DET: 23 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Scamurra | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Blair Stewart | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Rissling | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Gary Inness | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 13 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 13 | 28 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rob Plumb | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| John Hilworth | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -13 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -13 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 9-15- 4-28
DET: 6- 8-12-26
Goalies: WAS: Gary Inness (W, 2-1-3)
DET: Rogie Vachon (L, 5-15-8)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 15,067
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