NHL game summary from October 27, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (2-6-0) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Vancouver Canucks (4-3-2) |
2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
1: VAN, Stan Smyl 5 (John Hughes, Thomas Gradin), :55
VAN, Bill Derlago 1 (Dennis Kearns, Ron Sedlbauer), 8:20 - PP
WAS, Bengt Gustafsson 5 (Ryan Walter, Mike Gartner), 11:22 - PP
2: WAS, Dennis Maruk 8, 6:54 - SH
WAS, Tom Rowe 3 (Dennis Maruk, Antero Lehtonen), 9:20
3: VAN, Rick Vaive 4 (Kevin McCarthy), 1:35
VAN, Jere Gillis 2 (Stan Smyl), 15:53
VAN, Don Lever 7 (Lars Lindgren), 19:00 - EN
Penalties:
1: John Hughes, VAN [Charging] 4:25
Mike Gartner, WAS [Tripping] 6:24
Stan Smyl, VAN [Hi-sticking] 10:49
John Hughes, VAN [Delay of game] 16:14
2: Gord Lane, WAS [Fighting] 2:23
Rick Vaive, VAN [Fighting] 2:23
Paul Mulvey, WAS [Fighting, Misconduct] 2:23
Harold Snepsts, VAN [Fighting, Misconduct] 2:23
Mike Gartner, WAS [Hooking] 5:01
Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Cross checking] 10:04
Gord Lane, WAS [Cross checking] 14:04
3: Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Elbowing] 19:18
Penalty time: WAS: 26 minutes
VAN: 30 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Scamurra | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Errol Rausse | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Tony Cassolato | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antero Lehtonen | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Paul MacKinnon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | -1 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Gary Inness | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -12 | 19 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Hanlon | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Hughes | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bill Derlago | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brent Ashton | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| Rick Vaive | 28 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 7-10- 2-19
VAN: 7- 9- 9-25
Goalies: WAS: Gary Inness (L, 1-2-0)
VAN: Glen Hanlon (W, 4-3-1)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 12,968
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