NHL game summary from December 30, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (9-23-5) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 New York Rangers (17-15-5) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
1: WAS, Guy Charron 8 (Tom Rowe), 2:04
NYR, Barry Beck 7 (Steve Vickers, Ulf Nilsson), 11:44 - PP
2: NYR, Claude Larose 2 (Ron Duguay, Barry Beck), :10
NYR, Ed Johnstone 6 (Dave Maloney), 10:27
NYR, Anders Hedberg 20 (Ulf Nilsson, Barry Beck), 11:47
3: WAS, Antero Lehtonen 3 (Rolf Edberg), 2:46
NYR, Steve Vickers 16 (Anders Hedberg, Ulf Nilsson), 11:37
Penalties:
1: Mike Kaszycki, WAS [Tripping] 7:19
Peter Scamurra, WAS [Tripping] 10:20
2: Mario Marois, NYR [Holding] 2:56
Barry Beck, NYR [Tripping] 12:29
Bengt Gustafsson, WAS [Hooking] 13:14
3: Carol Vadnais, NYR [Slashing] 6:26
Ryan Walter, WAS [Slashing] 6:26
Penalty time: WAS: 8 minutes
NYR: 6 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 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Antero Lehtonen | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Greg Polis | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Paul MacKinnon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Wes Jarvis | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 25 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Claude Larose | 20 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Frank Beaton | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Warren Miller | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Baker | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 5-10-10-25
NYR: 12-10- 5-27
Goalies: WAS: Rollie Boutin (L, 4-2-0)
NYR: Steve Baker (W, 5-1-4)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Mark Pare
Attendance: 17,402
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