NHL game summary from January 4, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (10-23-5) |
1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
 Hartford Whalers (9-17-10) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | WAS, | Guy Charron 9 (Bengt Gustafsson), :53 - PP |
| HAR, | Mike Rogers 15 (Alan Hangsleben, Mark Howe), 7:01 | |
| 2: | HAR, | Blaine Stoughton 22 (Dave Keon, Alan Hangsleben), 8:18 |
| WAS, | Guy Charron 10 (Ryan Walter, Bengt Gustafsson), 16:00 - PP | |
| 3: | WAS, | Wes Jarvis 6 (Leif Svensson, Rick Green), 5:44 |
| WAS, | Antero Lehtonen 4 (Rick Green, Mark Lofthouse), 6:03 | |
| WAS, | Antero Lehtonen 5 (Rick Green), 15:12 | |
| HAR, | Dave Debol 3 (Alan Hangsleben, Pat Boutette), 15:38 | |
| WAS, | Mike Gartner 12, 17:49 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gordie Roberts, HAR [Tripping] 0:48 |
| Mike Gartner, WAS [Hooking] 3:17 | |
| 2: | Jordy Douglas, HAR [Hooking] 1:31 |
| Nick Fotiu, HAR [Charging] 15:01 | |
| Mike Gartner, WAS [Tripping] 18:59 | |
| 3: | Alan Hangsleben, HAR [Holding] 8:51 |
| Greg Carroll, HAR [Hi-sticking] 10:49 | |
| Tom Rowe, WAS [Hi-sticking, Slashing] 10:49 |
Penalty time: WAS: 8 minutes
HAR: 10 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rollie Boutin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Antero Lehtonen | 14 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul MacKinnon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Brent Tremblay | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wes Jarvis | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 31 | ||||||
| HAR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Sims | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mark Howe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gordie Roberts | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Ray Allison | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gordie Howe | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alan Hangsleben | 10 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Jordy Douglas | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Debol | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Rogers | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mark Renaud | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blaine Stoughton | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nick Fotiu | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Hill | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Boutette | 28 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Carroll | 31 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Giroux | 32 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| John Garrett | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 8-11-12-31
HAR: 5-12- 6-23
Goalies: WAS: Rollie Boutin (W, 5-2-0)
HAR: John Garrett (L, 7-14-8)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Paul Flaherty, Bob Luther
Attendance: 7,623
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