1978-79 Washington Capitals

The Washington Capitals defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs, 7 to 6, on December 17, 1978.

Final

WSH

Capitals

8-20-4

7

1

2

3

2

2

3

3

2

1

Total

6

7

1st period

TOR

WSH

Maple Leafs

Ron Ellis (PP) assisted by Dave Burrows and Dan Maloney

1

0

Capitals

Dennis Maruk (PP) assisted by Robert Picard and Rick Green

1

1

Capitals

Bob Girard (EV) assisted by Dennis Maruk

1

2

Maple Leafs

Borje Salming (EV) assisted by Dan Maloney and Walt McKechnie

2

2

Capitals

Bob Sirois (PP) assisted by Robert Picard and Dennis Maruk

2

3

2nd period

TOR

WSH

Capitals

Michel Bergeron (EV) assisted by Guy Charron

2

4

Maple Leafs

John Anderson (EV) assisted by Borje Salming and Lanny McDonald

3

4

Maple Leafs

Jerry Butler (EV) assisted by Pat Boutette

4

4

Capitals

Bob Sirois (EV) unassisted

4

5

Capitals

Guy Charron (EV) assisted by Robert Picard and Michel Bergeron

4

6

3rd period

TOR

WSH

Capitals

Dennis Maruk (EV) assisted by Tom Rowe and Rick Green

4

7

Maple Leafs

Walt McKechnie (EV) assisted by John Anderson and Joel Quenneville

5

7

Maple Leafs

Walt McKechnie (EV) assisted by Borje Salming and Ron Ellis

6

7

Maple Leafs

Capitals

Goals

6

7

Shots

33

26

Penalty Minutes

13

9

Power-Play Goals

1

2

Power-Play Opportunities

1

3

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Goalies

NAME W L T SA SV SV% GA GAA SHO MIN
M. Palmateer
0
1
0
13
11
.846
2
4.57
0
26
P. Harrison
13
8
.615
5
9.12
0
33

Skaters

NAME G A P +/- PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG OTG S S% FOW FO FOW% HIT BKS TKA GVA TOI
J. Anderson
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
100.0
B. Boudreau
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
P. Boutette
0
1
1
-1
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
D. Burrows
0
1
1
-5
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
J. Butler
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
33.3
R. Ellis
1
1
2
+2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
100.0
D. Hutchison
0
0
0
+2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
T. Johansen
0
0
0
+1
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
D. Maloney
0
2
2
+1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
L. McDonald
0
1
1
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0.0
W. McKechnie
2
1
3
+2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
50.0
G. Monahan
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
J. Quenneville
0
1
1
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
B. Salming
1
2
3
+4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
20.0
D. Sittler
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0.0
I. Turnbull
0
0
0
-4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

Goalies

NAME W L T SA SV SV% GA GAA SHO MIN
B. Wolfe
1
0
0
33
27
.818
6
6.00
0
60

Skaters

NAME G A P +/- PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG OTG S S% FOW FO FOW% HIT BKS TKA GVA TOI
M. Bergeron
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
50.0
G. Carroll
0
0
0
-2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
G. Charron
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
50.0
R. Edberg
0
0
0
-2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
B. Girard
1
0
1
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
50.0
R. Green
0
2
2
+1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
M. Lofthouse
0
0
0
-2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
D. Maruk
2
2
4
+2
7
1
1
0
0
1
0
4
50.0
R. Picard
0
3
3
-1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
B. Riley
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
T. Rowe
0
1
1
+2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
P. Scamurra
0
0
0
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
B. Sirois
2
0
2
+1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
100.0
L. Svensson
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
B. Watson
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

More Capitals Stats

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.56

3rd

GA/GP

2.47

4th

PP%

23.4

10th

PK%

83.9

3rd

2024-25 Division Standings
TEAM W L OTL PTS DIFF
Capitals Capitals
30
10
5
65
47
Devils Devils
26
15
6
58
26
Hurricanes Hurricanes
27
16
3
57
23
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
22
17
6
50
2
Flyers Flyers
20
20
6
46
-17
Penguins Penguins
19
20
8
46
-33
Rangers Rangers
21
20
3
45
-8
Islanders Islanders
17
20
7
41
-19
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
4/2
WSH WSH
@
CAR CAR
7:00 PM
Tue
4/1
WSH WSH
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Sun
3/30
BUF BUF
@
WSH WSH
3:00 PM
Thu
3/27
WSH WSH
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM
Tue
3/25
WSH WSH
@
WPG WPG
8:00 PM
Last Game
OTT Senators

22 - 18 - undefined

0

Final

1

WSH Capitals

30 - 10 - undefined

Thu 16 Jan 2025

NHL 2024-25 Leaders

NHL 2024-25 Rankings

NHL 2024-25 Betting

NHL 2024-25 Division Standings

Atlantic Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
28
16
2
58
9
Panthers Panthers
26
17
3
55
8
Lightning Lightning
24
16
3
51
35
Metropolitan Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Capitals Capitals
30
10
5
65
47
Devils Devils
26
15
6
58
26
Hurricanes Hurricanes
27
16
3
57
23
Central Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Jets Jets
31
12
3
65
54
Wild Wild
27
14
4
58
8
Stars Stars
28
15
1
57
33
Pacific Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights
29
13
3
61
31
Oilers Oilers
29
13
3
61
26
Kings Kings
25
12
5
55
25

NHL 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Thu
1/16
PIT PIT
@
BUF BUF
5-2
Thu
1/16
VGK VGK
@
CAR CAR
2-3
Wed
1/15
LAK LAK
@
VAN VAN
5-1
Wed
1/15
EDM EDM
@
COL COL
4-3
Wed
1/15
NYR NYR
@
UTA UTA
5-3

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
1/21
SJS SJS
@
NSH NSH
8:00 PM
Tue
1/21
DET DET
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Tue
1/21
OTT OTT
@
NYR NYR
7:00 PM
Tue
1/21
TBL TBL
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Mon
1/20
PIT PIT
@
LAK LAK
10:30 PM