NHL game summary from January 28, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (20-20-10) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Washington Capitals (16-26-8) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | TOR, | Dave Hutchison 4 (Walt McKechnie, Pat Boutette), 6:08 |
| 2: | WAS, | Guy Charron 18, 12:48 - PP |
| WAS, | Greg Polis 6 (Gord Lane, Rolf Edberg), 14:05 | |
| 3: | TOR, | Lorne Stamler 4 (Pat Boutette), 10:03 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pat Boutette, TOR [Roughing] 1:08 |
| Gary Rissling, WAS [Roughing double minor] 1:08 | |
| Darryl Sittler, TOR [Roughing] 18:23 | |
| Dennis Maruk, WAS [Roughing] 18:23 | |
| 2: | Jerry Butler, TOR [Hi-sticking] 3:17 |
| Robert Picard, WAS [Hi-sticking] 3:17 | |
| Jerry Butler, TOR [Roughing] 5:17 | |
| Robert Picard, WAS [Roughing] 5:17 | |
| Dennis Maruk, WAS [Slashing] 8:40 | |
| Mike Palmateer, TOR [Tripping] 10:03 | |
| Dave Hutchison, TOR [Roughing] 11:37 | |
| 3: | Pat Boutette, TOR [Hi-sticking] 5:08 |
Penalty time: TOR: 14 minutes
WAS: 12 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Joel Quenneville | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lorne Stamler | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Wilson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Monahan | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Hutchison | 23 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Dave Burrows | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 27 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Lynch | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Blair Stewart | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Greg Polis | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Gary Rissling | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Inness | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 13- 5- 9-27
WAS: 11-11-11-33
Goalies: TOR: Mike Palmateer (T, 13-13-8)
WAS: Gary Inness (T, 8-4-4)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 10,856
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