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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15

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A

22

Strome

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+/-

+18

Strome

Dylan Strome

G/GP

4.33

1st

GA/GP

2.78

12th

PP%

16.4

23rd

PK%

87.7

3rd

2024-25 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	14	4	0	28	30
Capitals	13	4	1	27	28
Devils	12	7	2	26	16
Rangers	12	4	1	25	20
Islanders	7	7	5	19	-7
Flyers	8	10	2	18	-14
Penguins	7	10	4	18	-26
Blue Jackets	7	9	2	16	-4

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/23	NJD	@	WSH	7:00 PM
Mon 11/25	WSH	@	FLA	7:00 PM
Wed 11/27	WSH	@	TBL	7:30 PM
Fri 11/29	NYI	@	WSH	3:00 PM
Sat 11/30	WSH	@	NJD	7:00 PM

7-8-3

2

Final

6

WSH

13-4-1

Mon 18 Nov 2024

NHL 2024-25 Leaders

15

Ovechkin

Alex Ovechkin

14

Draisaitl

Leon Draisaitl

14

Reinhart

Sam Reinhart

Assists Leaders

27

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

23

Eichel

Jack Eichel

22

Strome

Dylan Strome

34

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

33

Kaprizov

Kirill Kaprizov

30

Necas

Martin Necas

+18

Strome

Dylan Strome

+17

Kaprizov

Kirill Kaprizov

+17

Middleton

Jake Middleton

Goals Against Leaders

2.07

Gustavsson

Filip Gustavsson

2.13

Vasilevskiy

Andrei Vasilevskiy

2.18

Stolarz

Anthony Stolarz

NHL 2024-25 Rankings

4.33

4.21

4.00

Goals Against Rankings

2.33

2.33

2.33

Power Play Rankings

35.7

32.0

32.0

Penalty Kill Rankings

91.3

88.9

87.7

NHL 2024-25 Betting

Best Record ATS

13-5

12-6

12-6

12-6

13-7

13-8

Worst Record ATS

5-15

6-14

6-13

8-13

7-11

7-10

NHL 2024-25 Division Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Jets	16	3	0	32	34
Wild	12	3	3	27	18
Stars	12	6	0	24	20
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	11	6	2	24	12
Flames	10	6	3	23	-1
Kings	10	7	3	23	5

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Maple Leafs	12	6	2	26	11
Panthers	12	6	1	25	7
Lightning	10	6	1	21	12
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	14	4	0	28	30
Capitals	13	4	1	27	28
Devils	12	7	2	26	16

NHL 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 11/19	BUF	@	LAK	1-0
Tue 11/19	NSH	@	SEA	0-3
Tue 11/19	SJS	@	DAL	2-5
Tue 11/19	CAR	@	PHI	4-1
Tue 11/19	VGK	@	TOR	0-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 11/21	SJS	@	STL	8:00 PM
Thu 11/21	FLA	@	CHI	8:30 PM
Thu 11/21	NYR	@	CGY	9:00 PM
Thu 11/21	MIN	@	EDM	9:00 PM
Fri 11/22	WPG	@	PIT	7:00 PM