NHL game summary from October 30, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (6-2-2) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Washington Capitals (3-6-1) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
1: WAS, Antero Lehtonen 2 (Bengt Gustafsson), 6:41
2: WAS, Errol Rausse 3 (Guy Charron, Mike Gartner), 2:51
3: MTL, Bob Gainey 3 (Mark Napier, Guy Lafleur), 18:10
MTL, Rejean Houle 3 (Guy Lapointe, Mark Napier), 19:20
Penalties:
1: Rolf Edberg, WAS [Interference] 2:00
Guy Lapointe, MTL [Hooking] 14:22
Rick Green, WAS [Holding] 17:34
2: Tom Rowe, WAS [Interference] 0:18
Brian Engblom, MTL [Hooking] 11:26
3: Serge Savard, MTL [Holding] 14:23
Penalty time: MTL: 6 minutes
WAS: 6 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Danny Geoffrion | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Denis Herron | 32 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 29 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Errol Rausse | 6 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Tony Cassolato | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antero Lehtonen | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul MacKinnon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Inness | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 4-11-14-29
WAS: 8-10- 8-26
Goalies: MTL: Denis Herron (T, 4-0-1)
WAS: Gary Inness (T, 1-2-1)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Bob Luther
Attendance: 10,744
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