New York Rangers
at
Washington Capitals
Dec 15, 1979 · Capital Centre
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| New York Rangers |
4 | 36 |
| Washington Capitals |
5 | 26 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 13:20 | NYR | Steve Vickers (12) | Ron Greschner (15), Barry Beck (21) | 1 - 0 |
| 14:08 | NYR | Phil Esposito (15) PP | Don Maloney (23), Barry Beck (22) | 2 - 0 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 06:13 | NYR | Dave Maloney (4) | Carol Vadnais (8), Phil Esposito (16) | 3 - 0 |
| 18:08 | NYR | Dave Maloney (5) PP | Ulf Nilsson (24), Steve Vickers (13) | 4 - 0 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 03:01 | WSH | Rick Green (1) | Mike Gartner (12) | 4 - 1 |
| 04:01 | WSH | Wes Jarvis (5) | Mark Lofthouse (6), Greg Polis (5) | 4 - 2 |
| 10:29 | WSH | Mike Gartner (8) | Mike Kaszycki (6), Robert Picard (13) | 4 - 3 |
| 12:22 | WSH | Rolf Edberg (8) PP | Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (13), Robert Picard (14) | 4 - 4 |
| 14:46 | WSH | Paul Mulvey (5) | Mike Gartner (13), Mike Kaszycki (7) | 4 - 5 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 13:51 | WSH | Robert Picard | Holding | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 07:33 | WSH | Leif Svensson | Tripping | 2 |
| 15:38 | NYR | Dave Maloney | Hooking | 2 |
| 17:31 | WSH | Ryan Walter | Holding | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 10:42 | NYR | Dave Maloney | Interference | 2 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 |  Dave Maloney |
D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Steve Vickers |
L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 77 |  Phil Esposito |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Barry Beck |
D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Ron Greschner |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Carol Vadnais |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Ulf Nilsson |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Don Maloney |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Eddie Johnstone |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Don Murdoch |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Anders Hedberg |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Walt Tkaczuk |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Dean Talafous |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Warren Miller |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 33 |  Mario Marois |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 37 |  Claude Larose |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 44 |  Ron Duguay |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 |  John Davidson |
L | 26 | 21 | 5 | 59:27 |
Washington Capitals
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 |  Mike Gartner |
R | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Robert Picard |
D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Mike Kaszycki |
C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Rolf Edberg |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Rick Green |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Paul Mulvey |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 32 |  Wes Jarvis |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Bengt-Ake Gustafsson |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  Mark Lofthouse |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Greg Polis |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  Peter Scamurra |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Paul MacKinnon |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Leif Svensson |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Tom Rowe |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Ryan Walter |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Guy Charron |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Pierre Bouchard |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rollie Boutin |
W | 36 | 32 | 4 | 60:00 |