1978-79 Washington Capitals

The Washington Capitals were decisively beaten by the Pittsburgh Penguins, 5 to 2, on March 17, 1979.

Final

PIT

Penguins

30-28-10

5

WSH

Capitals

21-36-12

2

Team

1

3

1

2

0

0

3

2

1

Total

5

2

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

PIT

WSH

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

0

1

Blair Chapman (EV) assisted by Orest Kindrachuk and Randy Carlyle

1

1

Ross Lonsberry (EV) assisted by Ron Stackhouse and Orest Kindrachuk

2

1

Greg Malone (EV) assisted by Russ Anderson and Blair Chapman

3

1

3rd period

PIT

WSH

Rick Green (EV) assisted by Dennis Hextall and Robert Picard

3

2

Peter Lee (PP) unassisted

4

2

Greg Malone (EV) unassisted

5

2

Penguins

Capitals

Goals

5

2

Shots

23

31

Penalty Minutes

14

12

Power-Play Goals

1

0

Power-Play Opportunities

2

3

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Penguins

Capitals

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Denis Herron (W) D. Herron	1	0	0	31	29	.935	2	2.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI
Russ Anderson R. Anderson	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Bladon T. Bladon	0	0	0	+1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Colin Campbell C. Campbell	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Randy Carlyle R. Carlyle	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Blair Chapman B. Chapman	1	1	2	+3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	50.0
George Ferguson G. Ferguson	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Rick Kehoe R. Kehoe	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Orest Kindrachuk O. Kindrachuk	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Peter Lee P. Lee	1	0	1	-1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	100.0
Ross Lonsberry R. Lonsberry	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	33.3
Greg Malone G. Malone	2	0	2	+2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	100.0
Gary Mcadam G. Mcadam	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Rod Schutt R. Schutt	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Gregg Sheppard G. Sheppard	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Ron Stackhouse R. Stackhouse	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Gary Inness (L) G. Inness	0	1	0	15	12	.800	3	9.00	0	20
Jim Bedard J. Bedard				8	6	.750	2	3.00	0	40

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI
Chuck Arnason C. Arnason	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Guy Charron G. Charron	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Rolf Edberg R. Edberg	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Bob Girard B. Girard	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rick Green R. Green	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	50.0
Dennis Hextall D. Hextall	0	1	1	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Yvon Labre Y. Labre	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Gord Lane G. Lane	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Jack Lynch J. Lynch	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
Dennis Maruk D. Maruk	1	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	100.0
Paul Mulvey P. Mulvey	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Robert Picard R. Picard	0	2	2	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.0
Tom Rowe T. Rowe	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
Bob Sirois B. Sirois	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Blair Stewart B. Stewart	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Leif Svensson L. Svensson	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Ryan Walter R. Walter	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0

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7

Ovechkin

Alex Ovechkin

A

13

Strome

Dylan Strome

+/-

+10

Carlson

John Carlson

G/GP

4.18

3rd

GA/GP

3.00

8th

PP%

10.8

30th

PK%

84.6

7th

2024-25 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Devils	8	5	2	18	11
Rangers	8	2	1	17	20
Capitals	8	3	0	16	13
Hurricanes	8	2	0	16	16
Penguins	5	7	1	11	-12
Blue Jackets	5	5	1	11	1
Islanders	4	6	2	10	-9
Flyers	4	7	1	9	-13

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 11/6	NSH	@	WSH	7:00 PM
Fri 11/8	PIT	@	WSH	7:30 PM
Sat 11/9	WSH	@	STL	7:00 PM
Wed 11/13	TOR	@	WSH	7:30 PM
Fri 11/15	WSH	@	COL	9:00 PM

CAR

8-2-0

4

Final

2

WSH

8-3-0

Sun 3 Nov 2024

NHL 2024-25 Leaders

10

Hischier

Nico Hischier

10

Reinhart

Sam Reinhart

10

Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov

Assists Leaders

16

Makar

Cale Makar

15

Stone

Mark Stone

14

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

21

Makar

Cale Makar

21

Reinhart

Sam Reinhart

21

Kaprizov

Kirill Kaprizov

+13

Reinhart

Sam Reinhart

+12

Kaprizov

Kirill Kaprizov

+11

McNabb

Brayden McNabb

Goals Against Leaders

1.48

Andersen

Frederik Andersen

2.03

DeSmith

Casey DeSmith

2.12

Gustavsson

Filip Gustavsson

NHL 2024-25 Rankings

4.92

4.50

4.18

Goals Against Rankings

2.18

2.30

2.45

Power Play Rankings

44.1

34.1

33.3

Penalty Kill Rankings

92.3

92.1

88.6

NHL 2024-25 Betting

Best Record ATS

8-3

8-3

7-3

8-4

8-4

7-4

Worst Record ATS

2-10

3-9

4-9

4-8

4-8

5-8

NHL 2024-25 Division Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Jets	11	1	0	22	29
Wild	8	1	2	18	13
Stars	7	4	0	14	8
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	8	3	1	17	17
Kings	7	3	3	17	2
Canucks	5	2	3	13	-3

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Panthers	9	3	1	19	7
Lightning	7	5	0	14	6
Maple Leafs	6	5	2	14	0
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Devils	8	5	2	18	11
Rangers	8	2	1	17	20
Hurricanes	8	2	0	16	16

NHL 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 11/3	NJD	@	EDM	3-0
Sun 11/3	LAK	@	NSH	3-0
Sat 11/2	EDM	@	CGY	4-2
Sat 11/2	CHI	@	ANA	4-2
Sat 11/2	TOR	@	MIN	1-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 11/5	CGY	@	MTL	7:00 PM
Tue 11/5	BOS	@	TOR	7:00 PM
Tue 11/5	OTT	@	BUF	7:00 PM
Tue 11/5	PHI	@	CAR	7:00 PM
Tue 11/5	PIT	@	NYI	7:30 PM