NHL game summary from March 24, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (21-37-15) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Montreal Canadiens (46-16-10) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | WAS, | Paul Mulvey 6 (Dennis Hextall, Blair Stewart), 2:39 |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 47 (Jacques Lemaire, Larry Robinson), 18:31 - PP | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | MTL, | Pierre Mondou 26 (Mark Napier), 7:16 |
| MTL, | Doug Risebrough 8 (Doug Jarvis), 15:38 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Guy Charron, WAS [Holding] 17:27 | |
| 2: | Bob Gainey, MTL [Hi-sticking] 14:07 | |
| Jack Lynch, WAS [Hi-sticking] 14:07 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: WAS: 4 minutes
MTL: 2 minutes
| 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 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 | 3 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Blair Stewart | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Doug Patey | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Chuck Arnason | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 21 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Larocque | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 5 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 5 | 41 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 9- 6- 6-21
MTL: 12- 8-21-41
Goalies: WAS: Jim Bedard (L, 4-14-6)
MTL: Michel Larocque (W, 17-7-4)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 16,630
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