NHL game summary from February 25, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (42-10-8) |
3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
 Washington Capitals (18-34-9) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | WAS, | Tom Rowe 22 (Greg Polis, Dennis Maruk), :47 |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 45 (Guy Lapointe, Jacques Lemaire), 1:49 - PP | |
| MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 12 (Steve Shutt, Guy Lafleur), 3:56 | |
| WAS, | Greg Polis 13 (Dennis Maruk, Leif Svensson), 7:44 - PP | |
| MTL, | Yvon Lambert 22 (Mario Tremblay, Serge Savard), 15:31 | |
| 2: | WAS, | Robert Picard 16, 7:40 |
| WAS, | Guy Charron 22 (Bob Sirois), 9:18 | |
| MTL, | Mario Tremblay 23 (Yvon Lambert, Guy Lapointe), 13:19 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Brian Engblom 3, 2:52 |
| MTL, | Bob Gainey 14 (Rejean Houle, Guy Lapointe), 4:18 | |
| MTL, | Larry Robinson 15 (Guy Lafleur), 6:18 - PP | |
| WAS, | Tom Rowe 23 (Ryan Walter), 11:33 | |
| MTL, | Steve Shutt 26 (Pierre Mondou), 14:17 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gord Lane, WAS [Holding] 0:59 |
| Bob Gainey, MTL [Hooking] 6:44 | |
| 2: | Serge Savard, MTL [Delay of game] 0:44 |
| Guy Lafleur, MTL [Holding] 18:35 | |
| 3: | Robert Picard, WAS [Tripping] 4:53 |
| Doug Risebrough, MTL [Hi-sticking] 19:47 | |
| Robert Picard, WAS [Roughing] 19:47 |
Penalty time: MTL: 8 minutes
WAS: 6 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Larocque | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Dan Newman | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 33 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Lynch | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Hextall | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Blair Stewart | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Greg Polis | 18 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Bernie Wolfe | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Inness | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 15- 7-11-33
WAS: 11-10-10-31
Goalies: MTL: Michel Larocque (W, 16-5-3)
WAS: Bernie Wolfe,
Gary Inness (L, 10-11-5) Referee: Gregg Madill Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Leon Stickle Attendance: 10,483
Gary Inness (L, 10-11-5) Referee: Gregg Madill Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Leon Stickle Attendance: 10,483
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