NHL game summary from December 19, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (6-21-5) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Hartford Whalers (9-13-8) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
1: HAR, Blaine Stoughton 19 (Mike Rogers, Jordy Douglas), 6:08
WAS, Robert Picard 2 (Guy Charron), 9:14
WAS, Leif Svensson 2 (Bengt Gustafsson), 11:07
2: HAR, Al Sims 5 (Jordy Douglas, Dave Keon), :27
HAR, Jordy Douglas 10 (Gordie Roberts), 8:52
WAS, Ryan Walter 7 (Guy Charron), 16:21
3: HAR, Dave Debol 1 (Alan Hangsleben, Ray Allison), 3:24
WAS, Mike Gartner 9 (Guy Charron), 9:07
HAR, Blaine Stoughton 20 (Dave Keon), 12:19
Penalties:
1: Gordie Howe, HAR [Hooking] 1:37
Paul Mulvey, WAS [Hooking] 3:52
2: none
3: Bench penalty, HAR [Too many men on the ice] 4:06
Dave Keon, HAR [Hooking] 6:05
Rick Green, WAS [Slashing] 6:05
Blaine Stoughton, HAR [Roughing] 6:59
Tom Rowe, WAS [Slashing] 6:59
Dave Debol, HAR [Tripping] 13:10
Gordie Roberts, HAR [Hi-sticking] 14:16
Tom Rowe, WAS [Hi-sticking] 14:16
Penalty time: WAS: 8 minutes
HAR: 12 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Scamurra | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Polis | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul MacKinnon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Wes Jarvis | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 21 | ||||||
| HAR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Sims | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Ron Plumb | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gordie Roberts | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Ray Allison | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gordie Howe | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Alan Hangsleben | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jordy Douglas | 11 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Debol | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Rogers | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Blaine Stoughton | 21 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Jeff Brubaker | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Warner | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Alley | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Stephenson | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Carroll | 31 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Hodgson | 33 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| John Garrett | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 5 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 7- 7- 7-21
HAR: 9-12- 7-28
Goalies: WAS: Wayne Stephenson (L, 3-12-3)
HAR: John Garrett (W, 7-10-7)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Ron Foyt, Claude Bechard
Attendance: 7,100
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