NHL game summary from March 21, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (21-36-15) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (31-28-11) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | PIT, | Rick Kehoe 22 (George Ferguson), 10:16 |
| 3: | WAS, | Ryan Walter 26 (Guy Charron, Bob Sirois), :31 |
| PIT, | Rick Kehoe 23 (Russ Anderson), 4:25 | |
| WAS, | Dennis Maruk 29 (Chuck Arnason, Robert Picard), 6:39 - PP | |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Ron Stackhouse, PIT [Interference] 0:44 | |
| Randy Carlyle, PIT [Hooking] 2:44 | ||
| Colin Campbell, PIT [Hi-sticking] 6:19 | ||
| Blair Stewart, WAS [Hi-sticking] 6:19 | ||
| Jack Lynch, WAS [Holding] 6:45 | ||
| 3: | Ross Lonsberry, PIT [Roughing] 1:40 | |
| Chuck Arnason, WAS [Roughing] 1:40 | ||
| Russ Anderson, PIT [Charging, Roughing] 4:39 | ||
| Dennis Hextall, WAS [Roughing] 4:39 | ||
Penalty time: WAS: 8 minutes
PIT: 12 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Lynch | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Blair Stewart | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Doug Patey | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Arnason | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gary Inness | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 37 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary McAdam | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Jacques Cossette | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 8-12-17-37
PIT: 7- 7-15-29
Goalies: WAS: Gary Inness (T, 13-13-8)
PIT: Denis Herron (T, 18-16-10)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 8,960
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