NHL game summary from October 20, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (2-4-0) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (3-1-1) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
1: PIT, Orest Kindrachuk 3 (Rick Kehoe, Russ Anderson), 10:38
PIT, Orest Kindrachuk 4, 13:53
PIT, Rod Schutt 1 (George Ferguson, Gary McAdam), 19:05
2: PIT, Randy Carlyle 1 (Gary McAdam, George Ferguson), 8:13
PIT, Paul Marshall 2 (Greg Malone, Peter Lee), 10:35
WAS, Bob Sirois 1 (Ryan Walter), 17:45
3: no scoring
Penalties:
1: Russ Anderson, PIT [Hooking] 10:47
Kim Clackson, PIT [Slashing] 14:19
2: Bob Sirois, WAS [Tripping] 1:24
Russ Anderson, PIT [Slashing] 20:00
3: Kim Clackson, PIT [Elbowing, Fighting] 4:40
Ryan Walter, WAS [Fighting] 4:40
Bengt Gustafsson, WAS [Hooking] 5:40
Greg Malone, PIT [Roughing] 5:40
Dennis Maruk, WAS [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 6:44
Tom Rowe, WAS [Misconduct] 13:27
Penalty time: WAS: 21 minutes
PIT: 15 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Scamurra | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Errol Rausse | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Antero Lehtonen | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Paul MacKinnon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 23 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Holland | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bladon | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Kim Clackson | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary McAdam | 16 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Marshall | 20 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Pat Hughes | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 42 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 9- 7- 7-23
PIT: 17-14-11-42
Goalies: WAS: Wayne Stephenson (L, 1-3-0)
PIT: Rob Holland (W, 2-1-0)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Wayne Bonney
Attendance: 7,629
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