NHL game summary from December 12, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (13-6-7) |
2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
 Washington Capitals (5-20-5) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1: | MIN, | Tim Young 10 (Gary Sargent), 2:02 |
| MIN, | Mike Fidler 2 (Glen Sharpley, Gary Sargent), 3:07 | |
| 2: | WAS, | Mike Kaszycki 2 (Ryan Walter, Tom Rowe), 4:08 - PP |
| 3: | MIN, | Steve Payne 20 (Tim Young, Paul Shmyr), :59 |
| WAS, | Wes Jarvis 4 (Tom Rowe), 5:40 | |
| MIN, | Tom Younghans 3 (Kris Manery), 8:51 | |
| MIN, | Tim Young 11 (Steve Payne, Al MacAdam), 14:24 | |
| WAS, | Paul Mulvey 4 (Mike Gartner, Mike Kaszycki), 15:59 | |
| WAS, | Mike Kaszycki 3 (Mike Gartner, Robert Picard), 18:17 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Paul Mulvey, WAS [Charging, Roughing] 9:00 | |
| Tom Younghans, MIN [Roughing, Slashing] 9:00 | ||
| Glen Sharpley, MIN [Roughing] 11:20 | ||
| Tom Rowe, WAS [Roughing double minor] 11:20 | ||
| Tom Rowe, WAS [Charging] 16:36 | ||
| Gary Inness, WAS [Roughing] 16:36 | ||
| Mike Polich, MIN [Roughing] 16:36 | ||
| Tom Younghans, MIN [Misconduct] 19:42 | ||
| Paul Mulvey, WAS [Misconduct] 19:42 | ||
| 2: | Paul Shmyr, MIN [Roughing] 1:47 | |
| Tom Rowe, WAS [Roughing] 1:47 | ||
| Gary Sargent, MIN [Hooking] 2:21 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: MIN: 22 minutes
WAS: 24 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Paul Shmyr | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom McCarthy | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Mike Eaves | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | -1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 30 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Theberge | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Peter Scamurra | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Errol Rausse | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tony Cassolato | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -1 | 2 |
| Greg Polis | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Paul MacKinnon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 20 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Wes Jarvis | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 4 |
| Gary Inness | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 8- 9-13-30
WAS: 9-14- 8-31
Goalies: MIN: Gilles Meloche (W, 10-3-2)
WAS: Gary Inness (L, 2-9-2)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 7,708
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