NHL game summary from February 21, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (13-31-14) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
 Washington Capitals (18-32-9) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | DET, | Dan Bolduc 11 (Willie Huber, Paul Woods), 2:00 |
| DET, | Bill Hogaboam 3 (Dennis Polonich, Greg Carroll), 4:28 | |
| DET, | Dale McCourt 22 (Perry Miller, Vaclav Nedomansky), 7:20 | |
| WAS, | Dennis Maruk 22 (Guy Charron, Gary Inness), 12:24 - PP | |
| WAS, | Dennis Maruk 23 (Robert Picard, Tom Rowe), 12:59 - PP | |
| 2: | WAS, | Tom Rowe 20 (Dennis Maruk, Greg Polis), :27 |
| DET, | Dan Bolduc 12 (Reed Larson, Paul Woods), 13:51 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Thommie Bergman, DET [Hooking] 10:56 |
| Paul Woods, DET [Hooking] 12:00 | |
| Gord Lane, WAS [Hooking] 13:14 | |
| 2: | Perry Miller, DET [Roughing] 18:50 |
| Dennis Maruk, WAS [Tripping] 18:50 | |
| 3: | Perry Miller, DET [Roughing] 13:51 |
| Yvon Labre, WAS [Roughing] 13:51 | |
| Thommie Bergman, DET [Holding] 14:22 |
Penalty time: DET: 10 minutes
WAS: 6 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Carroll | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 25 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Hextall | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Blair Stewart | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Greg Polis | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 8 |
| Gary Rissling | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Gary Inness | 31 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 45 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 45 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 12-10- 3-25
WAS: 17-15-13-45
Goalies: DET: Rogie Vachon (W, 9-23-11)
WAS: Gary Inness (L, 10-9-5)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 5,526
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