The Washington Capitals emerged victorious over the Los Angeles Kings, 8 to 6, on October 16, 1979.

Final

Kings

1-1-1

6

Capitals

2-2-0

8

Team

LAK

WSH

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

LAK

WSH

Dave Taylor (EV) assisted by Marcel Dionne

Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (EV) assisted by Bob Sirois and Rolf Edberg

Ryan Walter (PP) assisted by Robert Picard and Guy Charron

Robert Picard (PP) assisted by Bengt-Ake Gustafsson and Ryan Walter

Doug Halward (PP) assisted by Butch Goring and Marcel Dionne

Mike Gartner (EV) assisted by Leif Svensson and Guy Charron

2nd period

LAK

WSH

Tom Rowe (PP) assisted by Ryan Walter and Dennis Maruk

Doug Halward (PP) assisted by Marcel Dionne and Butch Goring

3rd period

LAK

WSH

Charlie Simmer (EV) assisted by Dave Taylor and Marcel Dionne

Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (EV) assisted by Yvon Labre

Charlie Simmer (EV) assisted by Dave Taylor and Doug Halward

Dave Taylor (PP) assisted by Butch Goring and Doug Halward

Guy Charron (EV) assisted by Leif Svensson

Dennis Maruk (EV-EN) assisted by Peter Scamurra

Kings

Capitals

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Kings

Capitals

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Mario Lessard (L) M. Lessard	0	1	0	28	21	.750	7	7.06	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	S	S%
Steve Carlson S. Carlson	0	0	0	-4	0	0	0	1	0.0
Marcel Dionne M. Dionne	0	4	4	+2	0	0	2	6	0.0
Barry Gibbs B. Gibbs	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0.0
Glenn Goldup G. Goldup	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Butch Goring B. Goring	0	3	3	-1	0	0	3	2	0.0
Doug Halward D. Halward	2	2	4	0	0	2	1	3	66.7
Randy Holt R. Holt	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Dean Hopkins D. Hopkins	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0
Steve Jensen S. Jensen	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	2	0.0
Mike Marson M. Marson	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0
Richard Mulhern R. Mulhern	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Mike Murphy M. Murphy	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0.0
Rob Palmer R. Palmer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Charlie Simmer C. Simmer	2	0	2	+3	4	0	0	4	50.0
Andre St. Laurent A. St. Laurent	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	3	0.0
Dave Taylor D. Taylor	2	2	4	+2	0	1	0	4	50.0
Jay Wells J. Wells	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	2	0.0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Wayne Stephenson (W) W. Stephenson	1	0	0	38	32	.842	6	6.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	GWG	S	S%
Guy Charron G. Charron	1	2	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	50.0
Rolf Edberg R. Edberg	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Gartner M. Gartner	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	33.3
Bengt-Ake Gustafsson B. Gustafsson	2	1	3	+1	0	0	1	0	3	66.7
Yvon Labre Y. Labre	0	1	1	+2	2	0	0	0	1	0.0
Gord Lane G. Lane	0	0	0	+1	4	0	0	0	1	0.0
Paul MacKinnon P. MacKinnon	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	1	0.0
Dennis Maruk D. Maruk	1	1	2	+1	0	0	1	0	3	33.3
Robert Picard R. Picard	1	1	2	-1	0	1	1	0	3	33.3
Errol Rausse E. Rausse	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Tom Rowe T. Rowe	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	33.3
Peter Scamurra P. Scamurra	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Bob Sirois B. Sirois	0	1	1	+1	10	0	0	0	2	0.0
Leif Svensson L. Svensson	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
Ryan Walter R. Walter	1	2	3	0	0	1	2	0	3	33.3