Washington Capitals
at
Minnesota North Stars
Dec 27, 1978 · Metropolitan Sports Center
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Capitals |
1 | 29 |
| Minnesota North Stars |
6 | 41 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 06:42 | MNS | Bobby Smith (9) | Al MacAdam (11), Steve Payne (7) | 0 - 1 |
| 12:00 | MNS | Tim Young (8) PP | Ron Zanussi (9), Per-Olov Brasar (14) | 0 - 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 05:59 | WSH | Robert Picard (7) | Leif Svensson (12) | 1 - 2 |
| 09:41 | MNS | Bobby Smith (10) | Al MacAdam (12) | 1 - 3 |
| 10:01 | MNS | Steve Payne (4) | Greg Smith (10) | 1 - 4 |
| 11:08 | MNS | Tim Young (9) | Greg Smith (11) | 1 - 5 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 12:12 | MNS | Kris Manery (4) | Gary Sargent (11), Glen Sharpley (12) | 1 - 6 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 10:29 | WSH | Tom Rowe | Hooking | 2 |
| 15:25 | MNS | Bill Butters | Roughing | 2 |
| 15:25 | WSH | Blair Stewart | Roughing | 2 |
| 15:25 | WSH | Blair Stewart | Roughing | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 16:33 | MNS | J.P. Parise | Tripping | 2 |
| 19:26 | MNS | Gary Sargent | Holding | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 16:37 | MNS | J.P. Parise | Holding | 2 |
Washington Capitals
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |  Robert Picard |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Leif Svensson |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  Peter Scamurra |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Tom Rowe |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Dennis Maruk |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Ryan Walter |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Rolf Edberg |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Guy Charron |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Michel Bergeron |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  Blair Stewart |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Bill Riley |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Rick Green |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Gord Lane |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Bob Sirois |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Bob Girard |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 29 |  Gord Smith |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 31 |  Greg Carroll |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jim Bedard |
L | 41 | 35 | 6 | 60:00 |
Minnesota North Stars
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 |  Tim Young |
C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Bobby Smith |
C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 44 |  Steve Payne |
L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Greg Smith |
D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Al MacAdam |
R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Kris Manery |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Glen Sharpley |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Per-Olov Brasar |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Gary Sargent |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 39 |  Ron Zanussi |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 2 |  Bill Butters |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  Jean Potvin |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  J.P. Parise |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Mike Polich |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Tom Younghans |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Kent-Erik Andersson |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 29 |  Don Jackson |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 |  Gilles Meloche |
W | 29 | 28 | 1 | 60:00 |