NHL game summary from March 15, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (24-34-11) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Washington Capitals (24-35-10) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | WAS, | Mike Gartner 32 (Rolf Edberg), 10:27 - PP |
| 2: | DET, | Errol Thompson 27, 3:04 |
| WAS, | Bengt Gustafsson 18 (Alan Hangsleben, Rolf Edberg), 12:32 | |
| WAS, | Bob Sirois 12 (Dennis Maruk), 19:16 | |
| 3: | DET, | George Lyle 6 (Pete Mahovlich), 8:47 |
| WAS, | Pierre Bouchard 4 (Paul MacKinnon, Mike Gartner), 11:23 | |
| WAS, | Bob Sirois 13 (Dennis Maruk), 15:00 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mike Foligno, DET [Fighting] 1:08 |
| Rick Green, WAS [Fighting] 1:08 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 1:08 | |
| Paul Mulvey, WAS [Roughing, Fighting] 1:08 | |
| Antero Lehtonen, WAS [Hooking] 4:28 | |
| Reed Larson, DET [Hooking] 5:46 | |
| Bill Hogaboam, DET [Hooking] 9:18 | |
| 2: | Robert Picard, WAS [Slashing] 3:48 |
| 3: | Alan Hangsleben, WAS [Hooking] 16:17 |
Penalty time: DET: 16 minutes
WAS: 18 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Long | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| George Lyle | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| John Ogrodnick | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim Korn | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 34 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ribble | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Alan Hangsleben | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Antero Lehtonen | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Paul MacKinnon | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Wes Jarvis | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Glen Currie | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 29 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 11-11-12-34
WAS: 13- 8-16-37
Goalies: DET: Rogie Vachon (L, 18-26-8)
WAS: Wayne Stephenson (W, 15-19-7)
Referee: Ron Harris
Linesmen: Mike Noeth, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 15,742
The information used herein was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by The Hockey Summary Project. For more information about the Hockey Summary Project please visit hsp.flyershistory.com