1978-79 Washington Capitals

The Washington Capitals were defeated 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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17

Ovechkin

Alex Ovechkin

A

28

Strome

Dylan Strome

+/-

+17

Protas

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G/GP

3.67

3rd

GA/GP

2.64

5th

PP%

21.7

15th

PK%

83.0

6th

2024-25 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Devils	24	12	3	51	32
Capitals	24	10	2	50	37
Hurricanes	22	13	1	45	23
Penguins	17	16	5	39	-23
Flyers	16	17	4	36	-21
Blue Jackets	15	16	6	36	-10
Islanders	14	16	7	35	-18
Rangers	16	19	1	33	-12

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 3/13	WSH	@	LAK	10:30 PM
Tue 3/11	WSH	@	ANA	10:00 PM
Sun 3/9	SEA	@	WSH	3:30 PM
Fri 3/7	DET	@	WSH	7:00 PM
Wed 3/5	WSH	@	NYR	7:30 PM

DET

14 - 18 - undefined

4

Final

2

WSH

24 - 10 - undefined

Sun 29 Dec 2024

NHL 2024-25 Leaders

26

Draisaitl

Leon Draisaitl

23

Kaprizov

Kirill Kaprizov

23

Nylander

William Nylander

Assists Leaders

46

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

38

Eichel

Jack Eichel

37

Marner

Mitch Marner

60

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

55

Draisaitl

Leon Draisaitl

54

Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov

+22

McNabb

Brayden McNabb

+22

McDonagh

Ryan McDonagh

+22

Middleton

Jake Middleton

Goals Against Leaders

2.00

Hellebuyck

Connor Hellebuyck

2.11

Markstrom

Jacob Markstrom

2.15

Stolarz

Anthony Stolarz

NHL 2024-25 Rankings

3.94

3.68

3.67

Goals Against Rankings

2.39

2.51

2.54

Power Play Rankings

32.5

30.6

26.9

Penalty Kill Rankings

85.7

85.7

85.5

NHL 2024-25 Betting

Best Record ATS

23-12

25-14

23-13

23-13

22-16

20-16

Worst Record ATS

11-25

13-25

13-23

14-23

15-21

15-20

NHL 2024-25 Division Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Jets	27	10	1	55	49
Wild	22	11	4	48	7
Avalanche	22	15	0	44	4
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	25	8	3	53	30
Kings	21	10	5	47	18
Oilers	21	12	3	45	13

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Panthers	23	13	2	48	12
Maple Leafs	22	13	2	46	10
Bruins	20	14	4	44	-14
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Devils	24	12	3	51	32
Capitals	24	10	2	50	37
Hurricanes	22	13	1	45	23

NHL 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 12/29	UTA	@	SEA	2-5
Sun 12/29	NSH	@	WPG	0-3
Sun 12/29	NYR	@	FLA	3-5
Sat 12/28	PHI	@	LAK	4-5
Sat 12/28	DAL	@	CHI	5-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 1/3	ANA	@	EDM	9:00 PM
Fri 1/3	OTT	@	STL	8:00 PM
Fri 1/3	MTL	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Fri 1/3	PIT	@	FLA	7:00 PM
Thu 1/2	TBL	@	SJS	10:30 PM