NHL game summary from March 17, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (30-28-10) |
3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
 Washington Capitals (21-36-12) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | WAS, | Dennis Maruk 28 (Robert Picard, Tom Rowe), :38 |
| PIT, | Blair Chapman 10 (Orest Kindrachuk), 3:25 | |
| PIT, | Ross Lonsberry 22 (Ron Stackhouse, Orest Kindrachuk), 9:15 | |
| PIT, | Greg Malone 27 (Russ Anderson, Blair Chapman), 16:54 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | WAS, | Rick Green 8 (Dennis Hextall, Robert Picard), 1:31 |
| PIT, | Peter Lee 31, 6:02 - PP | |
| PIT, | Greg Malone 28, 7:04 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Tom Rowe, WAS [Hi-sticking] 3:54 |
| Tom Bladon, PIT [Tripping] 13:25 | |
| 2: | Tom Bladon, PIT [Interference] 2:03 |
| Randy Carlyle, PIT [Roughing] 4:20 | |
| Paul Mulvey, WAS [Roughing] 4:20 | |
| Ron Stackhouse, PIT [Hooking] 18:09 | |
| 3: | Dennis Maruk, WAS [Cross checking, Hi-sticking] 2:38 |
| Rod Schutt, PIT [Hi-sticking] 2:38 | |
| Dennis Hextall, WAS [Elbowing] 14:26 | |
| Blair Chapman, PIT [Hi-sticking] 14:26 | |
| Peter Lee, PIT [Roughing] 16:52 | |
| Yvon Labre, WAS [Roughing] 16:52 |
Penalty time: PIT: 14 minutes
WAS: 12 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bladon | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gary McAdam | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 23 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bedard | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Lynch | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Hextall | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Blair Stewart | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Chuck Arnason | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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: PIT: 8- 8- 7-23
WAS: 10-10-11-31
Goalies: PIT: Denis Herron (W, 17-16-9)
WAS: Gary Inness (L, 13-13-7),
Jim Bedard Referee: Alf Lejeune Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, John D'Amico Attendance: 11,819
Jim Bedard Referee: Alf Lejeune Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, John D'Amico Attendance: 11,819
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