Washington Capitals
at
New York Rangers
Feb 18, 1979 · Madison Square Garden
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Capitals |
6 | 30 |
| New York Rangers |
6 | 32 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 09:02 | WSH | Bob Sirois (23) | Rolf Edberg (20), Robert Picard (34) | 1 - 0 |
| 15:19 | NYR | Phil Esposito (28) | Don Maloney (3), Don Murdoch (5) | 1 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 01:20 | NYR | Don Murdoch (7) | Phil Esposito (27), Don Maloney (4) | 1 - 2 |
| 05:21 | WSH | Bob Girard (7) | Dennis Hextall (9), Gord Lane (14) | 2 - 2 |
| 08:28 | WSH | Greg Polis (10) | Unassisted | 3 - 2 |
| 09:25 | NYR | Ron Duguay (25) | Mike McEwen (30), Mario Marois (16) | 3 - 3 |
| 13:35 | WSH | Greg Polis (11) PP | Robert Picard (35) | 4 - 3 |
| 15:57 | NYR | Steve Vickers (11) | Don Murdoch (6) | 4 - 4 |
| 16:34 | WSH | Ryan Walter (24) | Unassisted | 5 - 4 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 02:34 | NYR | Phil Esposito (29) | Don Murdoch (7), Mike McEwen (31) | 5 - 5 |
| 06:41 | NYR | Phil Esposito (30) | Mario Marois (17), Don Murdoch (8) | 5 - 6 |
| 14:15 | WSH | Rolf Edberg (6) | Greg Polis (5), Tom Rowe (23) | 6 - 6 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 02:07 | NYR | Mario Marois | Fighting | 5 |
| 02:07 | WSH | Gary Rissling | Fighting | 5 |
| 06:02 | WSH | Ryan Walter | Holding | 2 |
| 09:46 | WSH | Gary Rissling | Holding | 2 |
| 17:34 | NYR | Ron Duguay | High sticking | 2 |
| 17:34 | WSH | Dennis Hextall | Cross checking | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 12:34 | NYR | Don Murdoch | Slashing | 2 |
| 13:44 | WSH | Tom Rowe | Interference | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 09:31 | WSH | Rick Green | Interference | 2 |
| 11:49 | NYR | Dave Maloney | Tripping | 2 |
| 16:28 | WSH | Leif Svensson | Hooking | 2 |
Washington Capitals
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 |  Greg Polis |
R | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Rolf Edberg |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Robert Picard |
D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Ryan Walter |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Bob Sirois |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Bob Girard |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Tom Rowe |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Dennis Hextall |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Gord Lane |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Leif Svensson |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Yvon Labre |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Dennis Maruk |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Guy Charron |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Gary Rissling |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  Mark Lofthouse |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  Blair Stewart |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Rick Green |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 |  Gary Inness |
T | 32 | 26 | 6 | 60:00 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 |  Don Murdoch |
R | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 77 |  Phil Esposito |
C | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Mike McEwen |
D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Don Maloney |
L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 33 |  Mario Marois |
D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Steve Vickers |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 44 |  Ron Duguay |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Carol Vadnais |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Eddie Johnstone |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Pierre Plante |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Anders Hedberg |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Walt Tkaczuk |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Ulf Nilsson |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Dean Talafous |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Dave Maloney |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Dave Farrish |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 61 |  Pat Hickey |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 |  John Davidson |
T | 30 | 24 | 6 | 60:00 |