NHL game summary from December 15, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (14-14-4) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
 Washington Capitals (6-20-5) |
0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 1: | NYR, | Steve Vickers 12 (Ron Greschner, Barry Beck), 13:20 |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 15 (Don Maloney, Barry Beck), 14:08 - PP | |
| 2: | NYR, | Dave Maloney 4 (Carol Vadnais, Phil Esposito), 6:13 |
| NYR, | Dave Maloney 5 (Ulf Nilsson, Steve Vickers), 18:08 - PP | |
| 3: | WAS, | Rick Green 1 (Mike Gartner), 3:01 |
| WAS, | Wes Jarvis 5 (Mark Lofthouse, Greg Polis), 4:01 | |
| WAS, | Mike Gartner 8 (Robert Picard, Mike Kaszycki), 10:29 | |
| WAS, | Rolf Edberg 8 (Bengt Gustafsson, Robert Picard), 12:22 - PP | |
| WAS, | Paul Mulvey 5 (Mike Kaszycki, Mike Gartner), 14:46 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Robert Picard, WAS [Holding] 13:51 |
| 2: | Leif Svensson, WAS [Tripping] 7:33 |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Hooking] 15:38 | |
| Ryan Walter, WAS [Holding] 17:31 | |
| 3: | Dave Maloney, NYR [Interference] 10:42 |
Penalty time: NYR: 4 minutes
WAS: 6 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Claude Larose | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Warren Miller | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 36 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rollie Boutin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Scamurra | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Greg Polis | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul MacKinnon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 20 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Wes Jarvis | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 8-21- 7-36
WAS: 10- 7- 9-26
Goalies: NYR: John Davidson (L, 3-5-1)
WAS: Rollie Boutin (W, 1-0-0)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Ron Asselstine
Attendance: 12,068
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