NHL game summary from October 28, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (3-6-0) |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
 Edmonton Oilers (1-4-4) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | WAS, | Leif Svensson 1 (Bengt Gustafsson), 16:32 |
| EDM, | Pat Price 1 (Peter Driscoll, Al Hamilton), 18:03 - PP | |
| EDM, | Stan Weir 5 (Blair MacDonald, Doug Hicks), 19:21 - PP | |
| 2: | WAS, | Ryan Walter 2 (Tony Cassolato, Dennis Hextall), 1:16 |
| EDM, | Bill Flett 3, 1:41 | |
| WAS, | Errol Rausse 2 (Tom Rowe), 11:19 | |
| 3: | WAS, | Rolf Edberg 3, 12:25 |
| WAS, | Tom Rowe 4 (Ryan Walter, Yvon Labre), 13:31 | |
| EDM, | Bill Flett 4 (Blair MacDonald, Stan Weir), 17:22 - PP | |
| WAS, | Dennis Hextall 1 (Ryan Walter), 19:24 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Peter Driscoll, EDM [Hi-sticking] 8:32 |
| Bench penalty, WAS [Too many men on the ice] 10:08 | |
| Bengt Gustafsson, WAS [Delay of game] 17:41 | |
| Yvon Labre, WAS [Holding] 17:41 | |
| 2: | Colin Campbell, EDM [Hooking] 5:06 |
| Leif Svensson, WAS [Holding] 15:37 | |
| 3: | Doug Hicks, EDM [Tripping] 2:19 |
| Paul MacKinnon, WAS [Tripping] 4:51 | |
| Al Hamilton, EDM [Tripping] 10:21 | |
| Gord Lane, WAS [Roughing] 16:01 |
Penalty time: WAS: 12 minutes
EDM: 8 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Errol Rausse | 6 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Tony Cassolato | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Antero Lehtonen | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Paul MacKinnon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 25 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 25 | 33 | ||||||
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Fogolin | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Al Hamilton | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Doug Hicks | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Ron Chipperfield | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Risto Siltanen | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Areshenkoff | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mark Messier | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Hunter | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blair MacDonald | 14 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Flett | 19 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dave Lumley | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Stan Weir | 21 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -4 | 3 |
| Peter Driscoll | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Price | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Dave Semenko | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Eddie Mio | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 99 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -26 | 17 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -26 | 17 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 7-14-12-33
EDM: 8- 4- 5-17
Goalies: WAS: Wayne Stephenson (W, 2-4-0)
EDM: Eddie Mio (L, 1-2-3)
Referee: Denis Morel
Linesmen: Randy Mitton, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 15,393
The information used herein was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by The Hockey Summary Project. For more information about the Hockey Summary Project please visit hsp.flyershistory.com