The Washington Capitals defeated the Minnesota North Stars, 5 to 4, on March 4, 1979.

1978-79 Washington Capitals

Final

MNS

North Stars

23-29-11

4

WSH

Capitals

20-34-10

5

Team

MNS

WSH

1

0

2

2

2

1

3

2

2

Total

4

5

1st period

MNS

WSH

Capitals

Robert Picard (PP) assisted by Tom Rowe and Bob Sirois

0

1

Capitals

Dennis Maruk (EV) assisted by Tom Rowe and Rick Green

0

2

2nd period

MNS

WSH

North Stars

Bobby Smith (EV) assisted by Al MacAdam and Steve Payne

1

2

Capitals

Bob Sirois (EV) assisted by Guy Charron and Gord Lane

1

3

North Stars

Mike Fidler (PP) assisted by Glen Sharpley and Per-Olov Brasar

2

3

3rd period

MNS

WSH

North Stars

Glen Sharpley (PP) assisted by Mike Fidler and Kris Manery

3

3

Capitals

Guy Charron (EV) assisted by Ryan Walter and Bob Sirois

3

4

North Stars

Mike Fidler (EV) assisted by Glen Sharpley

4

4

Capitals

Bob Sirois (EV) assisted by Guy Charron and Ryan Walter

4

5

North Stars

Capitals

Goals

4

5

Shots

38

27

Penalty Minutes

16

14

Power-Play Goals

2

1

Power-Play Opportunities

5

6

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Goalies

NAME GS SA GA Sv Sv% TOI
Gilles Meloche (L) 27 5 22 .815 60:00

Skaters

NAME G A +/- PIM S TOI Hits BkS GvA TkA
Fred Barrett 0 0 -1 0 1
Per-Olov Brasar 0 1 -1 0 2
Bill Butters 0 0 0 2 1
Jack Carlson 0 0 0 2 0
Mike Fidler 2 1 -2 0 4
Al MacAdam 0 1 +1 0 4
Kris Manery 0 1 -2 0 2
Brad Maxwell 0 0 0 2 3
Steve Payne 0 1 +1 0 3
Mike Polich 0 0 -1 0 3
Jean Potvin 0 0 -1 2 3
Gary Sargent 0 0 -2 0 0
Glen Sharpley 1 2 -2 2 2
Bobby Smith 1 0 +1 0 2
Greg Smith 0 0 -1 4 6
Tim Young 0 0 0 0 2
Tom Younghans 0 0 0 2 0

Goalies

NAME GS SA GA Sv Sv% TOI
Gary Inness (W) 38 4 34 .895 60:00

Skaters

NAME G A +/- PIM S TOI Hits BkS GvA TkA
Guy Charron 1 2 +2 0 6
Rolf Edberg 0 0 +1 2 1
Rick Green 0 1 +1 0 1
Dennis Hextall 0 0 -1 2 0
Gord Lane 0 1 +2 2 0
Jack Lynch 0 0 -1 0 4
Dennis Maruk 1 0 +1 2 2
Paul Mulvey 0 0 -1 0 0
Robert Picard 1 0 0 2 5
Tom Rowe 0 2 +1 4 2
Bob Sirois 2 2 +2 0 3
Blair Stewart 0 0 -1 0 0
Leif Svensson 0 0 +2 0 0
Ryan Walter 0 2 +2 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