The Washington Capitals emerged victorious over the Los Angeles Kings, 8 to 6, on October 16, 1979.

Final

Kings

1-1-1

6

Capitals

2-2-0

8

Team

LAK

WSH

1

2

4

2

1

3

Total

6

8

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

LAK

WSH

Dave Taylor (EV) assisted by Marcel Dionne

1

0

Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (EV) assisted by Bob Sirois and Rolf Edberg

1

Ryan Walter (PP) assisted by Robert Picard and Guy Charron

1

2

Robert Picard (PP) assisted by Bengt-Ake Gustafsson and Ryan Walter

1

3

Doug Halward (PP) assisted by Butch Goring and Marcel Dionne

2

3

Mike Gartner (EV) assisted by Leif Svensson and Guy Charron

2

4

2nd period

LAK

WSH

Tom Rowe (PP) assisted by Ryan Walter and Dennis Maruk

2

5

Doug Halward (PP) assisted by Marcel Dionne and Butch Goring

3

5

3rd period

LAK

WSH

Charlie Simmer (EV) assisted by Dave Taylor and Marcel Dionne

4

5

Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (EV) assisted by Yvon Labre

4

6

Charlie Simmer (EV) assisted by Dave Taylor and Doug Halward

5

6

Dave Taylor (PP) assisted by Butch Goring and Doug Halward

6

Guy Charron (EV) assisted by Leif Svensson

6

7

Dennis Maruk (EV-EN) assisted by Peter Scamurra

6

8

Kings

Capitals

Goals

6

8

Shots

38

29

Penalty Minutes

8

20

Power-Play Goals

3

Power-Play Opportunities

3

4

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Kings

Capitals

Goalies

NAME	GS	SA	GA	Sv	Sv%	TOI
Mario Lessard (L)		28	7	21	.750	59:31

Skaters

NAME	G	A	+/-	PIM	S
Steve Carlson	0	0	-4	0	1
Marcel Dionne	0	4	+2	0	6
Barry Gibbs	0	0	-1	0	2
Glenn Goldup	0	0	0	0	2
Butch Goring	0	3	-1	0	2
Doug Halward	2	2	0	0	3
Randy Holt	0	0	0	2	0
Dean Hopkins	0	0	-1	0	0
Steve Jensen	0	0	-2	0	2
Mike Marson	0	0	-2	0	0
Richard Mulhern	0	0	0	0	3
Mike Murphy	0	0	-1	0	2
Rob Palmer	0	0	0	0	2
Charlie Simmer	2	0	+3	4	4
Andre St. Laurent	0	0	-3	0	3
Dave Taylor	2	2	+2	0	4
Jay Wells	0	0	-2	2	2

Goalies

NAME	GS	SA	GA	Sv	Sv%	TOI
Wayne Stephenson (W)		38	6	32	.842	60:00

Skaters

NAME	G	A	+/-	PIM	S
Guy Charron	1	2	0	0	2
Rolf Edberg	0	1	+2	0	0
Mike Gartner	1	0	0	0	3
Bengt-Ake Gustafsson	2	1	+1	0	3
Yvon Labre	0	1	+2	2	1
Gord Lane	0	0	+1	4	1
Paul MacKinnon	0	0	+1	2	1
Dennis Maruk	1	1	+1	0	3
Robert Picard	1	1	-1	0	3
Errol Rausse	0	0	0	0	2
Tom Rowe	1	0	0	0	3
Peter Scamurra	0	1	+1	0	2
Bob Sirois	0	1	+1	10	2
Leif Svensson	0	2	0	2	0
Ryan Walter	1	2	0	0	3