Montréal Canadiens
at
Washington Capitals
Feb 25, 1979 · Capital Centre
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Montréal Canadiens |
8 | 33 |
| Washington Capitals |
5 | 31 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 00:47 | WSH | Tom Rowe (22) | Greg Polis (7), Dennis Maruk (43) | 0 - 1 |
| 01:49 | MTL | Guy Lafleur (45) PP | Guy Lapointe (29), Jacques Lemaire (18) | 1 - 1 |
| 03:56 | MTL | Jacques Lemaire (12) | Guy Lafleur (53), Steve Shutt (36) | 2 - 1 |
| 07:44 | WSH | Greg Polis (13) PP | Dennis Maruk (44), Leif Svensson (20) | 2 - 2 |
| 15:31 | MTL | Yvon Lambert (22) | Mario Tremblay (25), Serge Savard (22) | 3 - 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 07:40 | WSH | Robert Picard (16) | Unassisted | 3 - 3 |
| 09:18 | WSH | Guy Charron (22) | Bob Sirois (19) | 3 - 4 |
| 13:19 | MTL | Mario Tremblay (23) | Yvon Lambert (32), Guy Lapointe (30) | 4 - 4 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 02:52 | MTL | Brian Engblom (3) | Unassisted | 5 - 4 |
| 04:18 | MTL | Bob Gainey (14) | Rejean Houle (32), Guy Lapointe (31) | 6 - 4 |
| 06:18 | MTL | Larry Robinson (15) PP | Guy Lafleur (54) | 7 - 4 |
| 11:33 | WSH | Tom Rowe (23) | Ryan Walter (19) | 7 - 5 |
| 14:17 | MTL | Steve Shutt (26) | Pierre Mondou (35) | 8 - 5 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 00:59 | WSH | Gord Lane | Holding | 2 |
| 06:44 | MTL | Bob Gainey | Hooking | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 00:44 | MTL | Serge Savard | Delaying game | 2 |
| 18:35 | MTL | Guy Lafleur | Holding | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 04:53 | WSH | Robert Picard | Tripping | 2 |
| 19:47 | MTL | Doug Risebrough | High sticking | 2 |
| 19:47 | WSH | Robert Picard | Roughing | 2 |
Montréal Canadiens
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 |  Guy Lafleur |
R | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Guy Lapointe |
D | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Steve Shutt |
L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Mario Tremblay |
R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Yvon Lambert |
L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Jacques Lemaire |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Brian Engblom |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Larry Robinson |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Bob Gainey |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Pierre Mondou |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Rejean Houle |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Serge Savard |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Rick Chartraw |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Doug Risebrough |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Dan Newman |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Gilles Lupien |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Doug Jarvis |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 |  Michel Larocque |
W | 31 | 26 | 5 | 60:00 |
Washington Capitals
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 |  Tom Rowe |
R | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Greg Polis |
R | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Dennis Maruk |
C | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Robert Picard |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Guy Charron |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Leif Svensson |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Ryan Walter |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Bob Sirois |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 2 |  Jack Lynch |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Yvon Labre |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Rolf Edberg |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  Blair Stewart |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Dennis Hextall |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Rick Green |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Gord Lane |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Bob Girard |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Paul Mulvey |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 |  Bernie Wolfe |
19 | 15 | 4 | 33:19 | |
| 31 |  Gary Inness |
L | 14 | 10 | 4 | 26:41 |