The Washington Capitals were defeated by the Minnesota North Stars, 5 to 4, on December 12, 1979.

Final

North Stars

13-6-7

5

Capitals

5-20-5

4

Team

MNS

WSH

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

MNS

WSH

Tim Young (EV) assisted by Gary Sargent

Mike Fidler (EV) assisted by Glen Sharpley and Gary Sargent

2nd period

MNS

WSH

Mike Kaszycki (PP) assisted by Ryan Walter and Tom Rowe

3rd period

MNS

WSH

Steve Payne (EV) assisted by Tim Young and Paul Shmyr

Wes Jarvis (EV) assisted by Tom Rowe

Tom Younghans (EV) assisted by Kris Manery

Tim Young (EV) assisted by Al MacAdam and Steve Payne

Paul Mulvey (EV) assisted by Mike Gartner and Mike Kaszycki

Mike Kaszycki (EV) assisted by Mike Gartner and Robert Picard

North Stars

Capitals

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

North Stars

Capitals

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Gilles Meloche (W) G. Meloche	1	0	0	31	27	.871	4	4.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	GWG	S	S%
Kent-Erik Andersson K. Andersson	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0.0
Fred Barrett F. Barrett	0	0	0	+2	0	0	2	0.0
Mike Eaves M. Eaves	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Mike Fidler M. Fidler	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	33.3
Craig Hartsburg C. Hartsburg	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	0.0
Al MacAdam A. MacAdam	0	1	1	+3	0	0	1	0.0
Kris Manery K. Manery	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Steve Payne S. Payne	1	1	2	+3	0	0	3	33.3
Mike Polich M. Polich	0	0	0	-2	2	0	1	0.0
Gary Sargent G. Sargent	0	2	2	+2	2	0	3	0.0
Glen Sharpley G. Sharpley	0	1	1	+1	2	0	2	0.0
Paul Shmyr P. Shmyr	0	1	1	+3	2	0	0
Greg Smith G. Smith	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0.0
Tim Young T. Young	2	1	3	+3	0	1	4	50.0
Tom Younghans T. Younghans	1	0	1	-1	14	0	3	33.3
Ron Zanussi R. Zanussi	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0.0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Gary Inness (L) G. Inness	0	1	0	30	25	.833	5	5.08	0	59

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	S	S%
Rolf Edberg R. Edberg	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Mike Gartner M. Gartner	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0	2	0.0
Rick Green R. Green	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	1	0.0
Bengt-Ake Gustafsson B. Gustafsson	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	4	0.0
Wes Jarvis W. Jarvis	1	0	1	-1	0	0	0	2	50.0
Mike Kaszycki M. Kaszycki	2	1	3	0	0	1	0	4	50.0
Paul Mulvey P. Mulvey	1	0	1	0	14	0	0	4	25.0
Robert Picard R. Picard	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Greg Polis G. Polis	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	3	0.0
Tom Rowe T. Rowe	0	2	2	-1	8	0	1	2	0.0
Peter Scamurra P. Scamurra	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0
Leif Svensson L. Svensson	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0
Greg Theberge G. Theberge	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	1	0.0
Ryan Walter R. Walter	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	5	0.0