NHL game summary from December 26, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (8-22-5) |
4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs (15-15-4) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1: WAS, Guy Charron 5 (Mike Kaszycki, Tom Rowe), 5:23
WAS, Mike Gartner 10 (Ryan Walter), 7:22
WAS, Paul Mulvey 6 (Mike Gartner, Peter Scamurra), 12:19
WAS, Rolf Edberg 9 (Ryan Walter), 14:54 - SH
2: TOR, Lanny McDonald 15 (Darryl Sittler, Dave "Tiger" Williams), 11:12
WAS, Guy Charron 6 (Robert Picard, Bengt Gustafsson), 14:39 - PP
3: WAS, Robert Picard 3 (Ryan Walter, Paul Mulvey), 2:18
TOR, Borje Salming 9 (Dave "Tiger" Williams), 8:47
WAS, Guy Charron 7 (Mike Kaszycki, Robert Picard), 13:22 - PP
WAS, Paul Mulvey 7 (Ryan Walter, Mike Gartner), 19:35
Penalties:
1: Carl Brewer, TOR [Holding] 0:51
Paul MacKinnon, WAS [Holding] 13:14
2: Borje Salming, TOR [Holding] 13:51
3: Jerry Butler, TOR [Hooking] 5:33
Dan Maloney, TOR [Roughing] 11:58
Paul Harrison, TOR [Roughing] 13:10
Penalty time: WAS: 2 minutes
TOR: 10 minutes
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Greg Polis | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul MacKinnon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 20 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wes Jarvis | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 19 | 31 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 6 |
| Greg Hotham | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Rocky Saganiuk | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| John Anderson | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Laurie Boschman | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Gardner | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Burrows | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Carl Brewer | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Harrison | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 16- 7- 8-31
TOR: 6- 9-12-27
Goalies: WAS: Rollie Boutin (W, 3-1-0)
TOR: Mike Palmateer, Paul Harrison (L, 4-5-2)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Don Koharski
Attendance: 16,485
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