NHL game summary from January 30, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (16-27-8) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 Detroit Red Wings (10-27-14) |
2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 1: | WAS, | Ron Lalonde 1 (Robert Picard), 14:16 - SH |
| DET, | Thommie Bergman 8 (Reed Larson, Perry Miller), 15:00 - PP | |
| DET, | Dan Bolduc 10 (Nick Libett), 16:51 - PP | |
| 2: | WAS, | Bob Girard 6 (Ron Lalonde), 5:11 |
| DET, | Paul Woods 8 (Dale McCourt), 9:56 - SH | |
| WAS, | Blair Stewart 4 (Guy Charron, Gord Lane), 11:20 | |
| DET, | Dale McCourt 17 (Vaclav Nedomansky, Perry Miller), 13:57 | |
| DET, | Thommie Bergman 9 (Willie Huber, Dennis Polonich), 16:41 - PP | |
| 3: | DET, | Perry Miller 3 (Vaclav Nedomansky, Thommie Bergman), :52 - PP |
| WAS, | Ryan Walter 21 (Guy Charron, Blair Stewart), 8:59 | |
| DET, | Nick Libett 12 (Paul Woods, Perry Miller), 18:53 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dan Bolduc, DET [Interference] 0:59 |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Roughing] 4:08 | |
| Gord Lane, WAS [Roughing] 4:08 | |
| Ryan Walter, WAS [Cross checking] 7:25 | |
| Gord Lane, WAS [Roughing double minor] 8:58 | |
| Perry Miller, DET [Roughing double minor] 8:58 | |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Holding] 12:52 | |
| Dennis Maruk, WAS [Tripping] 13:55 | |
| Rick Green, WAS [Cross checking] 14:08 | |
| Robert Picard, WAS [Hooking] 14:54 | |
| Blair Stewart, WAS [Elbowing, Fighting] 17:44 | |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Hi-sticking, Fighting, Misconduct] 17:44 | |
| 2: | Reed Larson, DET [Hooking] 2:11 |
| Paul Woods, DET [Holding] 6:22 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Elbowing] 8:41 | |
| Greg Polis, WAS [Interference] 16:09 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Fighting] 19:35 | |
| Gary Rissling, WAS [Fighting] 19:35 | |
| Tom Rowe, WAS [Hi-sticking] 19:35 | |
| 3: | Gary Rissling, WAS [Boarding] 15:47 |
| Reed Larson, DET [Cross checking] 15:47 | |
| Robert Picard, WAS [Roughing] 19:14 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Roughing, Unsportsmanlike conduct, Misconduct] 19:14 | |
| Ryan Walter, WAS [Charging] 19:44 |
Penalty time: WAS: 36 minutes
DET: 54 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Blair Stewart | 14 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Gary Rissling | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Gary Inness | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 2 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 2 | 24 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | -1 | 2 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Lorry Gloeckner | 11 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Carroll | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -5 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -5 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 6- 7-11-24
DET: 13-10- 9-32
Goalies: WAS: Gary Inness (L, 8-5-4)
DET: Rogie Vachon (W, 7-19-11)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 14,113
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