1978-79 Washington Capitals

The Washington Capitals were defeated by the Detroit Red Wings, 4 to 3, on February 21, 1979.

Final

DET

Red Wings

13-31-14

4

WSH

Capitals

18-32-9

3

Team

1

3

2

2

1

1

3

0

0

Total

4

3

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

DET

WSH

Dan Bolduc (EV) assisted by Willie Huber and Paul Woods

1

0

Bill Hogaboam (EV) assisted by Dennis Polonich and Greg Carroll

2

0

Dale McCourt (EV) assisted by Perry Miller and Vaclav Nedomansky

3

0

Dennis Maruk (PP) assisted by Guy Charron and Gary Inness

3

1

Dennis Maruk (PP) assisted by Robert Picard and Tom Rowe

3

2

2nd period

DET

WSH

Tom Rowe (EV) assisted by Dennis Maruk and Greg Polis

3

3

Dan Bolduc (EV) assisted by Paul Woods and Reed Larson

4

3

Red Wings

Capitals

Goals

4

3

Shots

25

45

Penalty Minutes

10

6

Power-Play Goals

0

2

Power-Play Opportunities

1

3

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Red Wings

Capitals

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Rogie Vachon (W) R. Vachon	1	0	0	45	42	.933	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
Thommie Bergman T. Bergman	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Dan Bolduc D. Bolduc	2	0	2	+2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	100.0
Greg Carroll G. Carroll	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Hogaboam B. Hogaboam	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	25.0
Willie Huber W. Huber	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Dan Labraaten D. Labraaten	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Reed Larson R. Larson	0	1	1	+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
J.P. Leblanc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Nick Libett N. Libett	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dale McCourt D. McCourt	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	20.0
Perry Miller P. Miller	0	1	1	+2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Vaclav Nedomansky V. Nedomansky	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Dennis Polonich D. Polonich	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Andre St. Laurent A. St. Laurent	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Paul Woods P. Woods	0	2	2	+2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Gary Inness (L) G. Inness	0	1	0	25	21	.840	4	4.07	0	59

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI
Guy Charron G. Charron	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	9	0.0
Rolf Edberg R. Edberg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Bob Girard B. Girard	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rick Green R. Green	0	0	0	-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dennis Hextall D. Hextall	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Yvon Labre Y. Labre	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gord Lane G. Lane	0	0	0	-3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Mark Lofthouse M. Lofthouse	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Dennis Maruk D. Maruk	2	1	3	-2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	8	25.0
Robert Picard R. Picard	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7	0.0
Greg Polis G. Polis	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Gary Rissling G. Rissling	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Rowe T. Rowe	1	1	2	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	25.0
Bob Sirois B. Sirois	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Blair Stewart B. Stewart	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Walter R. Walter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0

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32

Ovechkin

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A

43

Strome

Dylan Strome

+/-

+30

Protas

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G/GP

3.58

1st

GA/GP

2.58

4th

PP%

23.7

9th

PK%

82.0

7th

2024-25 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Capitals	40	14	8	88	60
Hurricanes	36	22	4	76	26
Devils	33	24	6	72	31
Blue Jackets	30	23	8	68	5
Rangers	31	26	5	67	3
Islanders	28	26	7	63	-14
Flyers	27	27	8	62	-25
Penguins	24	30	10	58	-53

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 4/17	WSH	@	PIT	7:00 PM
Tue 4/15	WSH	@	NYI	8:00 PM
Sun 4/13	CBJ	@	WSH	6:00 PM
Sat 4/12	WSH	@	CBJ	12:30 PM
Thu 4/10	CAR	@	WSH	7:30 PM

NYR

31 - 26 - undefined

2

Final

3

WSH

40 - 14 - undefined

Wed 5 Mar 2025

NHL 2024-25 Leaders

45

Draisaitl

Leon Draisaitl

35

Nylander

William Nylander

34

Scheifele

Mark Scheifele

Assists Leaders

70

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

62

Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov

58

Marner

Mitch Marner

93

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

92

Draisaitl

Leon Draisaitl

90

Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov

+35

McDonagh

Ryan McDonagh

+32

Marchenko

Kirill Marchenko

+32

McNabb

Brayden McNabb

Goals Against Leaders

2.01

Hellebuyck

Connor Hellebuyck

2.18

Vasilevskiy

Andrei Vasilevskiy

2.21

Stolarz

Anthony Stolarz

NHL 2024-25 Rankings

3.58

3.56

3.47

Goals Against Rankings

2.34

2.49

2.57

Power Play Rankings

31.2

29.1

28.6

Penalty Kill Rankings

84.1

83.7

82.8

NHL 2024-25 Betting

Best Record ATS

42-19

38-23

37-24

38-25

36-25

36-26

Worst Record ATS

22-39

25-36

25-36

26-37

26-36

27-36

NHL 2024-25 Division Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Jets	42	16	4	88	70
Stars	40	19	2	82	52
Wild	36	22	4	76	-2
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	37	18	6	80	36
Oilers	35	22	4	74	17
Kings	31	20	9	71	7

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Panthers	38	21	3	79	34
Maple Leafs	38	21	3	79	18
Lightning	36	21	4	76	58
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Capitals	40	14	8	88	60
Hurricanes	36	22	4	76	26
Devils	33	24	6	72	31

NHL 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 3/4	ANA	@	VAN	2-3
Tue 3/4	STL	@	LAK	3-2
Tue 3/4	TOR	@	VGK	2-5
Tue 3/4	OTT	@	CHI	4-3
Tue 3/4	WSH	@	NYR	3-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 3/9	CBJ	@	NYR	6:00 PM
Sun 3/9	WPG	@	CAR	5:00 PM
Sun 3/9	PIT	@	MIN	3:30 PM
Sun 3/9	SEA	@	WSH	3:30 PM
Sun 3/9	NJD	@	PHI	1:00 PM