The Washington Capitals couldn't pull it off against the Colorado Rockies, 4 to 3, on December 12, 1978.
Final
1st period
CLR
WSH
Tom Rowe (EV) assisted by Dennis Maruk and Bob Sirois
0
1
Wilf Paiement (EV) assisted by Andy Spruce
1
1
Michel Bergeron (PP) assisted by Robert Picard and Guy Charron
1
2
2nd period
CLR
WSH
Tom Rowe (EV) assisted by Dennis Maruk
1
3
Paul Gardner (PP) assisted by Gary Croteau and Jack Valiquette
2
3
Barry Beck (EV) assisted by Rey Comeau and Ralph Klassen
3
3
3rd period
CLR
WSH
Randy Pierce (EV) unassisted
4
3
Rockies
Capitals
Goals
4
3
Shots
27
39
Penalty Minutes
8
4
Power-Play Goals
1
1
Power-Play Opportunities
2
4
Faceoff Wins
Hits
Giveaways
Takeaways
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | T | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Plasse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 36 | .923 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 60 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Beck | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | ||||||||
M. Christie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
R. Comeau | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
G. Croteau | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
R. Delorme | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
P. Gardner | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 | ||||||||
R. Klassen | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
M. Malinowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
W. Paiement | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | ||||||||
R. Pierce | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | ||||||||
A. Spruce | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
J. Valiquette | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||||||||
J. Van Boxmeer | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | T | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Wolfe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 23 | .852 | 4 | 4.06 | 0 | 59 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Bergeron | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | ||||||||
G. Charron | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||
R. Edberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||||||||
B. Girard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
R. Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||
G. Lane | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
M. Lofthouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||
D. Maruk | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
P. Mulvey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
R. Picard | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | ||||||||
T. Rowe | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 33.3 | ||||||||
P. Scamurra | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
B. Sirois | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
G. Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
L. Svensson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
R. Walter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
More Capitals Stats
Team Rankings
G/GP
3.56
2nd
GA/GP
2.49
3rd
PP%
23.2
11th
PK%
82.6
5th
2024-25 Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Capitals | 36 | 11 | 8 | 80 | 56 |
 Hurricanes | 33 | 19 | 4 | 70 | 30 |
 Devils | 31 | 20 | 6 | 68 | 33 |
 Blue Jackets | 26 | 22 | 8 | 60 | -2 |
 Rangers | 27 | 24 | 4 | 58 | -3 |
 Islanders | 25 | 23 | 7 | 57 | -10 |
 Flyers | 24 | 26 | 7 | 55 | -30 |
 Penguins | 23 | 25 | 9 | 55 | -37 |
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NHL 2024-25 Division Standings
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Kings | Atlantic Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Panthers | 34 | 20 | 3 | 71 | 27 |
 Maple Leafs | 33 | 20 | 2 | 68 | 13 |
 Lightning | 31 | 20 | 4 | 66 | 44 |
| Metropolitan Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
| Capitals | 36 | 11 | 8 | 80 | 56 |
| Hurricanes | 33 | 19 | 4 | 70 | 30 |
| Devils | 31 | 20 | 6 | 68 | 33 |
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