NHL game summary from October 13, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (2-0-0) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
 Washington Capitals (0-2-0) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | BOS, | Peter McNab 1 (Rick Smith), 18:10 |
| BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 2 (Dick Redmond, Peter McNab), 19:41 | |
| 2: | BOS, | John Wensink 1 (Dick Redmond, Dwight Foster), 9:04 |
| WAS, | Dennis Maruk 2 (Tom Rowe, Greg Polis), 9:32 | |
| BOS, | Bobby Schmautz 1 (Jean Ratelle, Dick Redmond), 19:00 - PP | |
| 3: | WAS, | Errol Rausse 1 (Guy Charron), 5:04 |
| BOS, | Terry O'Reilly 3 (Dick Redmond, Peter McNab), 16:33 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Charging] 11:57 |
| Jean Ratelle, BOS [Hooking] 20:00 | |
| 2: | Dennis O'Brien, BOS [Holding] 4:05 |
| Dennis Hextall, WAS [Cross checking] 10:26 | |
| Ryan Walter, WAS [Hooking] 15:04 | |
| Greg Polis, WAS [Tripping] 18:22 | |
| Rick Smith, BOS [Spearing major] 20:00 | |
| Dennis Hextall, WAS [Spearing major] 20:00 | |
| 3: | Ryan Walter, WAS [Fighting] 1:15 |
| Stan Jonathan, BOS [Fighting] 1:15 | |
| Gerry Cheevers, BOS [Roughing] 2:08 | |
| Dennis Hextall, WAS [Fighting, Misconduct] 9:05 | |
| Stan Jonathan, BOS [Fighting, Misconduct] 9:05 | |
| Ryan Walter, WAS [Roughing] 15:15 | |
| John Wensink, BOS [Roughing double minor] 15:15 |
Penalty time: BOS: 37 minutes
WAS: 33 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Ray Bourque | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Brad McCrimmon | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 24 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Scamurra | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Errol Rausse | 6 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Greg Polis | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Paul MacKinnon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | -2 | 0 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 11- 9- 4-24
WAS: 6- 7-16-29
Goalies: BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 1-0-0)
WAS: Wayne Stephenson (L, 0-2-0)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Paul Flaherty
Attendance: 15,236
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