NHL game summary from December 21, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (13-14-7) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Washington Capitals (7-21-5) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
1: WAS, Tom Rowe 10 (Peter Scamurra, Leif Svensson), 18:27 - PP
2: no scoring
3: WAS, Ryan Walter 8 (Robert Picard, Mike Kaszycki), 7:57 - PP
VAN, Rick Blight 11 (Don Lever, Per-Olov Brasar), 11:38
Penalties:
1: Harold Snepsts, VAN [Roughing] 10:33
Ryan Walter, WAS [Roughing] 10:53
Bench penalty, VAN [Delay of game] 15:18
Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Delay of game] 15:18
Robert Picard, WAS [Delay of game] 15:18
Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Elbowing] 17:16
Harold Snepsts, VAN [Interference] 18:42
2: Paul Mulvey, WAS [Charging] 3:39
Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Holding] 4:11
Rick Green, WAS [Interference] 4:11
Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Holding] 7:27
Robert Picard, WAS [Hooking, Fighting] 11:19
Brad Smith, VAN [Roughing, Fighting] 11:19
Curt Fraser, VAN [Delay of game] 19:06
Paul Mulvey, WAS [Delay of game] 19:06
3: Harold Snepsts, VAN [Tripping] 7:18
Penalty time: VAN: 25 minutes
WAS: 17 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Hanlon | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gary Lupul | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Derlago | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brad Smith | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bruce Affleck | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 29 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rollie Boutin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Scamurra | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Greg Polis | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul MacKinnon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Wes Jarvis | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | -1 | 3 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 9- 6-14-29
WAS: 11- 8- 7-26
Goalies: VAN: Glen Hanlon (L, 12-10-5)
WAS: Rollie Boutin (W, 2-0-0)
Referee: Denis Morel
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Don Koharski
Attendance: 6,742
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