The Washington Capitals defeated the Los Angeles Kings, 8 to 3, on January 3, 1979.

1978-79 Washington Capitals

Final

LAK

Kings

15-16-6

3

WSH

Capitals

9-22-7

8

1

1

3

2

1

3

3

1

2

Total

3

8

1st period

LAK

WSH

Capitals

Rick Green (EV) assisted by Guy Charron and Ryan Walter

0

1

Capitals

Robert Picard (EV) assisted by Bob Girard and Greg Carroll

0

2

Capitals

Guy Charron (PP) assisted by Robert Picard and Rick Green

0

3

Kings

Tom Williams (EV) assisted by Syl Apps Jr. and Rob Palmer

1

3

2nd period

LAK

WSH

Kings

Marcel Dionne (EV) assisted by Murray Wilson and Dave Taylor

2

3

Capitals

Tom Rowe (EV) assisted by Blair Stewart and Robert Picard

2

4

Capitals

Peter Scamurra (EV) assisted by Gary Rissling and Dennis Maruk

2

5

Capitals

Bob Sirois (PP) assisted by Robert Picard and Leif Svensson

2

6

3rd period

LAK

WSH

Capitals

Dennis Maruk (SH) unassisted

2

7

Capitals

Blair Stewart (EV) assisted by Ryan Walter and Guy Charron

2

8

Kings

Dave Taylor (EV) assisted by Marcel Dionne and Brian Glennie

3

8

Kings

Capitals

Goals

3

8

Shots

43

38

Penalty Minutes

15

19

Power-Play Goals

0

2

Power-Play Opportunities

6

4

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Goalies

NAME GS SA GA Sv Sv% TOI
Mario Lessard (L) 32 6 26 .813 40:00
Ron Grahame 6 2 4 .667 20:00

Skaters

NAME G A +/- PIM S TOI Hits BkS GvA TkA
Syl Apps Jr. 0 1 -1 0 4
Marcel Dionne 1 1 -1 0 6
Darryl Edestrand 0 0 -3 0 1
Brian Glennie 0 1 +1 2 1
Glenn Goldup 0 0 -1 0 3
Butch Goring 0 0 -2 0 0
Doug Halward 0 0 -1 0 3
Mark Heaslip 0 0 -1 0 1
Randy Holt 0 0 -1 9 1
Steve Jensen 0 0 -3 0 2
Randy Manery 0 0 0 0 2
Rob Palmer 0 1 -1 0 3
Dave Taylor 1 1 -1 2 6
Vic Venasky 0 0 0 0 1
Tom Williams 1 0 -1 0 6
Bert Wilson 0 0 +1 2 1
Murray Wilson 0 1 0 0 2

Goalies

NAME GS SA GA Sv Sv% TOI
Gary Inness (W) 43 3 40 .930 60:00

Skaters

NAME G A +/- PIM S TOI Hits BkS GvA TkA
Greg Carroll 0 1 -1 2 0
Guy Charron 1 2 +1 0 6
Bob Girard 0 1 0 0 1
Rick Green 1 1 -1 0 3
Gord Lane 0 0 +1 2 0
Mark Lofthouse 0 0 +1 0 0
Dennis Maruk 1 1 +3 0 6
Robert Picard 1 3 +3 2 6
Bill Riley 0 0 -2 0 0
Gary Rissling 0 1 +1 6 0
Tom Rowe 1 0 +1 7 5
Peter Scamurra 1 0 +1 0 1
Bob Sirois 1 0 0 0 3
Gord Smith 0 0 +1 0 0
Blair Stewart 1 1 +2 0 1
Leif Svensson 0 1 +2 0 3
Ryan Walter 0 2 +1 0 3

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Team Leaders

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G

31

Ovechkin

Alex Ovechkin

A

43

Carlson

John Carlson

+/-

+5

Mantha

Anthony Mantha

Team Rankings

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G/GP

2.63

28th

GA/GP

3.07

16th

PP%

20.6

18th

PK%

79.0

18th

2023-24 Division Standings

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TEAM W L OTL PTS DIFF
Rangers Rangers
55 23 4 114 53
Hurricanes Hurricanes
52 23 7 111 63
Islanders Islanders
39 27 16 94 -17
Capitals Capitals
40 31 11 91 -37
Penguins Penguins
38 32 12 88 4
Flyers Flyers
38 33 11 87 -26
Devils Devils
38 39 5 81 -19
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
27 43 12 66 -63

Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
4/28
NYR NYR
@
WSH WSH
8:00 PM
Wed
5/1
WSH WSH
@
NYR NYR
1:00 PM
Fri
5/3
NYR NYR
@
WSH WSH
1:00 PM
Sun
5/5
WSH WSH
@
NYR NYR
1:00 PM

Last Game

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WSH Capitals

0-3-0

1

Final

3

NYR Rangers

3-0-0

Fri 26 Apr 2024

NHL 2023-24 Leaders

NHL 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff Goals Rankings

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Avalanche

5.67

Oilers

5.67

Jets

3.67

Playoff Goals Against Rankings

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Rangers

1.67

Golden Knights

2.00

Bruins

2.00

Playoff Power Play Rankings

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Golden Knights

66.7

Oilers

50.0

Bruins

50.0

Playoff Penalty Kill Rankings

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Oilers

100.0

Canucks

92.3

Bruins

90.9

NHL 2023-24 Division Standings

Metropolitan Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
1
Rangers Rangers
55 23 4 114 53
2
Hurricanes Hurricanes
52 23 7 111 63
3
Islanders Islanders
39 27 16 94 -17
Atlantic Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
1
Panthers Panthers
52 24 6 110 68
2
Bruins Bruins
47 20 15 109 43
3
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
46 26 10 102 40
Central Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
1
Stars Stars
52 21 9 113 64
2
Jets Jets
52 24 6 110 60
3
Avalanche Avalanche
50 25 7 107 50
Pacific Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
1
Canucks Canucks
50 23 9 109 56
2
Oilers Oilers
49 27 6 104 57
3
Kings Kings
44 27 11 99 41

NHL 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
4/26
FLA FLA
@
TBL TBL
3-6
Fri
4/26
CAR CAR
@
NYI NYI
2-3
Thu
4/25
EDM EDM
@
LAK LAK
6-1
Thu
4/25
WPG WPG
@
COL COL
2-6
Thu
4/25
VAN VAN
@
NSH NSH
2-1

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
4/27
BOS BOS
@
TOR TOR
8:00 PM
Sat
4/27
DAL DAL
@
VGK VGK
10:30 PM
Sun
4/28
WPG WPG
@
COL COL
2:30 PM
Sun
4/28
VAN VAN
@
NSH NSH
5:00 PM
Sun
4/28
NYR NYR
@
WSH WSH
8:00 PM