NHL game summary from December 8, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (5-19-5) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 St. Louis Blues (9-16-4) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
1: STL, Chuck Lefley 1 (Neil Komadoski), 12:46
WAS, Errol Rausse 6 (Leif Svensson, Bengt Gustafsson), 15:21
STL, Blair Chapman 7 (Bernie Federko, Brian Sutter), 17:54
2: STL, Brian Sutter 9 (Bernie Federko, Rick Lapointe), 1:58
STL, Bernie Federko 11 (Brian Sutter, Ed Kea), 16:01
3: STL, Jack Brownschidle 5 (Wayne Babych, Ed Kea), 14:11
Penalties:
1: none
2: Rick Green, WAS [Hooking] 7:42
Larry Patey, STL [Roughing] 11:27
Paul Mulvey, WAS [Roughing] 11:27
3: Ed Kea, STL [Hooking] 3:14
Rick Green, WAS [Holding] 7:32
Brian Sutter, STL [Roughing] 13:19
Tom Rowe, WAS [Roughing] 13:19
Penalty time: WAS: 8 minutes
STL: 6 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Theberge | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Scamurra | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| Errol Rausse | 6 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tony Cassolato | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Brent Tremblay | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Wes Jarvis | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 5 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -19 | 27 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Liut | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Perry Turnbull | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Wayne Babych | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Joe Micheletti | 12 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Blair Chapman | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Jack Brownschidle | 16 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Ed Kea | 17 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Rick Lapointe | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Blake Dunlop | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Neil Komadoski | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Zuke | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hartland Monahan | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Chuck Lefley | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Crombeen | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Klassen | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 19 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 10- 7-10-27
STL: 14-11- 4-29
Goalies: WAS: Wayne Stephenson (L, 3-11-3)
STL: Mike Liut (W, 7-8-2)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 8,648
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