NHL game summary from April 3, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (33-34-11) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Washington Capitals (23-40-15) |
0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | LA , | Charlie Simmer 17 (Marcel Dionne, Dave Taylor), :44 |
| LA , | Dave Taylor 43, 10:04 - PP | |
| 2: | WAS, | Paul Mulvey 7 (Yvon Labre, Ron Lalonde), 3:48 |
| WAS, | Blair Stewart 7 (Ryan Walter, Yvon Labre), 4:09 | |
| WAS, | Rolf Edberg 13 (Dennis Maruk, Craig Patrick), 13:47 | |
| WAS, | Rolf Edberg 14 (Leif Svensson), 18:47 | |
| 3: | WAS, | Jack Lynch 2 (Dennis Maruk, Rick Green), 8:09 - PP |
| WAS, | Dennis Maruk 31 (Mark Lofthouse), 10:43 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bert Wilson, LA [Boarding] 7:43 |
| Guy Charron, WAS [Hooking] 7:57 | |
| Yvon Labre, WAS [Holding] 9:45 | |
| Murray Wilson, LA [Tripping] 13:40 | |
| 2: | Ron Lalonde, WAS [Tripping] 7:39 |
| Darryl Edestrand, LA [Hi-sticking] 17:10 | |
| Blair Stewart, WAS [Hi-sticking] 17:10 | |
| Rick Hampton, LA [Holding] 18:58 | |
| 3: | Mike Murphy, LA [Hooking] 0:07 |
| Leif Svensson, WAS [Interference] 0:47 | |
| Dennis Hextall, WAS [Slashing] 5:12 | |
| Marcel Dionne, LA [Hooking] 7:19 | |
| Mark Lofthouse, WAS [Holding] 8:36 | |
| Bert Wilson, LA [Elbowing] 11:28 | |
| Paul Mulvey, WAS [Tripping] 11:28 |
Penalty time: LA : 14 minutes
WAS: 16 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Richard Mulhern | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Murray Wilson | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Charlie Simmer | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Jensen | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Heaslip | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Hampton | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Ron Grahame | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -19 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -19 | 26 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bedard | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Lynch | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Craig Patrick | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Blair Stewart | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Chuck Arnason | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 19 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 19 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 10- 6-10-26
WAS: 9- 8-17-34
Goalies: LA : Ron Grahame (L, 11-19-2)
WAS: Jim Bedard (W, 6-16-6)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Ron Finn
Attendance: 13,159
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