The Washington Capitals came up just a bit short against the Detroit Red Wings, 4 to 3, on February 21, 1979.

1978-79 Washington Capitals

Final

DET

Red Wings

13-31-14

4

WSH

Capitals

18-32-9

3

Team

DET

WSH

1

3

2

2

1

1

3

0

0

Total

4

3

1st period

DET

WSH

Red Wings

Dan Bolduc (EV) assisted by Willie Huber and Paul Woods

1

0

Red Wings

Bill Hogaboam (EV) assisted by Dennis Polonich and Greg Carroll

2

0

Red Wings

Dale McCourt (EV) assisted by Perry Miller and Vaclav Nedomansky

3

0

Capitals

Dennis Maruk (PP) assisted by Guy Charron and Gary Inness

3

1

Capitals

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

3

2

2nd period

DET

WSH

Capitals

Tom Rowe (EV) assisted by Dennis Maruk and Greg Polis

3

3

Red Wings

Dan Bolduc (EV) assisted by Paul Woods and Reed Larson

4

3

Red Wings

Capitals

Goals

4

3

Shots

25

45

Penalty Minutes

10

6

Power-Play Goals

0

2

Power-Play Opportunities

1

3

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Goalies

NAME GS SA GA Sv Sv% TOI
Rogie Vachon (W) 45 3 42 .933 60:00

Skaters

NAME G A +/- PIM S TOI Hits BkS GvA TkA
Thommie Bergman 0 0 0 4 1
Dan Bolduc 2 0 +2 0 2
Greg Carroll 0 1 +1 0 0
Bill Hogaboam 1 0 +1 0 4
Willie Huber 0 1 +1 0 1
Dan Labraaten 0 0 0 0 1
Reed Larson 0 1 +3 0 2
J.P. Leblanc 0 0 0 0 1
Nick Libett 0 0 +2 0 0
Dale McCourt 1 0 0 0 5
Perry Miller 0 1 +2 4 2
Vaclav Nedomansky 0 1 0 0 2
Dennis Polonich 0 1 +1 0 1
Andre St. Laurent 0 0 0 0 3
Paul Woods 0 2 +2 2 0

Goalies

NAME GS SA GA Sv Sv% TOI
Gary Inness (L) 25 4 21 .840 59:00

Skaters

NAME G A +/- PIM S TOI Hits BkS GvA TkA
Guy Charron 0 1 0 0 9
Rolf Edberg 0 0 0 0 3
Bob Girard 0 0 -1 0 0
Rick Green 0 0 -4 0 0
Dennis Hextall 0 0 -1 0 1
Yvon Labre 0 0 0 2 0
Gord Lane 0 0 -3 2 2
Mark Lofthouse 0 0 0 0 3
Dennis Maruk 2 1 -2 2 8
Robert Picard 0 1 +1 0 7
Greg Polis 0 1 0 0 2
Gary Rissling 0 0 -2 0 0
Tom Rowe 1 1 -1 0 4
Bob Sirois 0 0 -1 0 3
Blair Stewart 0 0 -1 0 0
Ryan Walter 0 0 0 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
7:00 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

Playoff Goals Leaders

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6

Hyman

Zach Hyman

5

Stamkos

Steven Stamkos

3

Reinhart

Sam Reinhart

Playoff Assists Leaders

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8

McDavid

Connor McDavid

6

Hedman

Victor Hedman

6

Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov

Playoff Points Leaders

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9

McDavid

Connor McDavid

8

Marchand

Brad Marchand

7

Tkachuk

Matthew Tkachuk

Playoff +/- Leaders

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+5

Verhaeghe

Carter Verhaeghe

+5

Byfield

Quinton Byfield

+4

Tkachuk

Matthew Tkachuk

Playoff Goals Against Leaders

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1.34

Swayman

Jeremy Swayman

1.67

Shesterkin

Igor Shesterkin

2.00

Demko

Thatcher Demko

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

Bruins

1.75

Hurricanes

2.25

Playoff Power Play Rankings

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Golden Knights

50.0

Oilers

50.0

Bruins

46.2

Playoff Penalty Kill Rankings

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Oilers

100.0

Bruins

92.9

Canucks

92.3

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
DAL DAL
@
VGK VGK
3-2
Fri
4/26
BOS BOS
@
TOR TOR
3-1
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

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
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
Sun
4/28
EDM EDM
@
LAK LAK
10:30 PM
Mon
4/29
TBL TBL
@
FLA FLA
7:00 PM