NHL game summary from March 14, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (16-35-16) |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
 Washington Capitals (21-35-12) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1: | DET, | Paul Woods 11 (Bill Hogaboam), 1:49 |
| DET, | Dan Labraaten 14 (Vaclav Nedomansky), 8:29 | |
| DET, | Dale McCourt 25 (Andre St. Laurent, Willie Huber), 12:38 - PP | |
| DET, | Willie Huber 7, 18:29 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | WAS, | Blair Stewart 5 (Jack Lynch, Dennis Maruk), 12:45 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Greg Carroll, DET [Interference] 9:13 | |
| Bob Sirois, WAS [Tripping] 11:28 | ||
| Bill Hogaboam, DET [Hooking] 15:22 | ||
| Reed Larson, DET [Roughing] 19:50 | ||
| Paul Mulvey, WAS [Roughing double minor] 19:50 | ||
| 2: | Dale McCourt, DET [Hooking] 2:12 | |
| Dennis Maruk, WAS [Tripping] 7:09 | ||
| J.P. Leblanc, DET [Slashing] 20:00 | ||
| Tom Rowe, WAS [Spearing major] 20:00 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: DET: 10 minutes
WAS: 13 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Carroll | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Hextall | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blair Stewart | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| Chuck Arnason | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Gary Inness | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 12-16- 5-33
WAS: 8-11-14-33
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (W, 6-10-5)
WAS: Gary Inness (L, 13-12-7)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 8,201
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