NHL game summary from January 9, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (22-14-6) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
 Washington Capitals (10-24-7) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | PHI, | Rick MacLeish 17 (Jimmy Watson), 1:54 |
| PHI, | Dennis Ververgaert 11 (Bob Dailey, Bobby Clarke), 10:01 - PP | |
| WAS, | Robert Picard 10 (Guy Charron), 12:36 | |
| PHI, | Reggie Leach 20 (Bob Dailey, Bobby Clarke), 17:46 - PP | |
| 2: | WAS, | Guy Charron 13 (Robert Picard, Dennis Maruk), 5:02 - PP |
| PHI, | Bill Barber 17 (Bob Dailey, Reggie Leach), 17:05 - PP | |
| 3: | PHI, | Reggie Leach 21 (Bill Barber, Bobby Clarke), 11:31 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gord Smith, WAS [Hooking] 9:27 |
| Blair Stewart, WAS [Elbowing] 11:10 | |
| Mel Bridgman, PHI [Elbowing] 12:27 | |
| Jimmy Watson, PHI [Hooking] 14:04 | |
| Gary Rissling, WAS [Interference] 17:39 | |
| Bobby Clarke, PHI [Interference] 19:46 | |
| 2: | Andre Dupont, PHI [Holding] 3:37 |
| Rick MacLeish, PHI [Hi-sticking] 8:06 | |
| Robert Picard, WAS [Tripping] 15:55 | |
| Yvon Labre, WAS [Slashing] 16:44 | |
| 3: | Rick MacLeish, PHI [Hooking] 5:53 |
| Rick MacLeish, PHI [Hooking] 17:32 |
Penalty time: PHI: 14 minutes
WAS: 10 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Tom Gorence | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Paul Evans | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 28 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Bathe | 31 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Dunlop | 32 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 6 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 6 | 22 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Blair Stewart | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Rissling | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gary Inness | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 43 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 43 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 7- 6- 9-22
WAS: 13-19-11-43
Goalies: PHI: Wayne Stephenson (W, 5-2-1)
WAS: Gary Inness (L, 2-2-3)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ron Finn
Attendance: 10,267
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