NHL game summary from January 5, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (10-23-6) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Minnesota North Stars (19-9-8) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
1: MIN, Tom McCarthy 10 (Bobby Smith, Glen Sharpley), 4:37
WAS, Bengt Gustafsson 9 (Rolf Edberg), 4:59
2: WAS, Leif Svensson 3 (Tom Rowe, Guy Charron), 10:33
3: MIN, Bobby Smith 7, 10:51
Penalties:
1: none
2: Greg Smith, MIN [Charging] 11:11
Tom Rowe, WAS [Holding] 11:40
3: Ryan Walter, WAS [Holding] 0:55
Gilles Meloche, MIN [Slashing] 16:15
Paul Mulvey, WAS [Slashing] 16:15
Penalty time: WAS: 6 minutes
MIN: 4 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rollie Boutin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Antero Lehtonen | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Paul MacKinnon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brent Tremblay | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wes Jarvis | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 33 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Paul Shmyr | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tom McCarthy | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Eaves | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 7-15-11-33
MIN: 10-11-13-34
Goalies: WAS: Rollie Boutin (T, 5-2-1)
MIN: Gilles Meloche (T, 16-4-3)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Willard Norris
Attendance: 11,187
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