NHL game summary from February 17, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (18-30-8) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Montreal Canadiens (38-9-8) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | MTL, | Guy Lafleur 41 (Steve Shutt, Pierre Mondou), 15:30 |
| MTL, | Bob Gainey 12 (Guy Lapointe, Steve Shutt), 16:14 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gilles Lupien, MTL [Hi-sticking] 12:07 | |
| 2: | Leif Svensson, WAS [Hooking] 11:09 | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: WAS: 2 minutes
MTL: 2 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Hextall | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Blair Stewart | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Greg Polis | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Rissling | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Gary Inness | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 31 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Hughes | 30 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 7- 6-18-31
MTL: 10-13- 5-28
Goalies: WAS: Gary Inness (L, 10-8-4)
MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 25-4-5)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 16,701
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