Washington Capitals

The Washington Capitals were 24-41-15 in 1978-79. They finished 4th in the Norris Division and 8th in the Wales Conference.

Scores & Schedules

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DATE		OPP	SCORE
Sun 4/8	vs	PIT	W 5-2
Sat 4/7	@	MTL	L 3-10
Tue 4/3	vs	LAK	W 6-2
Sun 4/1	vs	NYI	W 6-4
Sat 3/31	vs	BOS	L 1-4

Team Leaders

See roster

GOALS

Maruk

ASSISTS

Maruk

+/-

+12

Edberg

1978-79 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PTS	DIFF
Canadiens	52	17	11	115	133
Penguins	36	31	13	85	2
Kings	34	34	12	80	6
Capitals	24	41	15	63	-65
Red Wings	23	41	16	62	-43

1978-79 Stats

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	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PTS%	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
Team	80	24	41	15	63	.394	273	338	-65	18.9	69.7	28.48	12.0	31.65	.867
Team Rank		14th	13th	3rd	13th	13th	10th	16th	14th	15th	17th	10th	7th	2nd	14th

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NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

3

Bouchard

2

Nylander

2

Podkolzin

Assists Leaders

2

Bouchard

2

Hronek

2

McDavid

Points Leaders

5

Bouchard

3

Eichel

2

Hronek

Hits Leaders

8

Svechnikov

8

Zadorov

8

Gatcomb

Blocks Leaders

5

Pettersson

4

Murphy

3

Bouchard

Wins Leaders

1

Markstrom

1

Swayman

1

Dobes

Goals Against Leaders

0.00

Markstrom

0.00

Swayman

0.92

Bussi

Save Percentage Leaders

1.000

Markstrom

1.000

Swayman

.950

Bussi

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings

6.00

5.00

Goals Against Rankings

0.00

1.00

Power Play Rankings

50.0

33.3

25.0

Penalty Kill Rankings

100.0

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

1-0

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Bruins	1	0	0	2	3
Canadiens	1	0	0	2	1
Panthers	1	0	0	2	1
Sabres	0	0	0	0	0
Red Wings	0	0	0	0	0
Senators	0	0	0	0	0
Lightning	0	0	0	0	0
Maple Leafs	0	1	0	0	-1
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	0	0	1	1	-1
Blue Jackets	0	0	0	0	0
Devils	0	0	0	0	0
Islanders	0	0	0	0	0
Flyers	0	0	0	0	0
Penguins	0	0	0	0	0
Capitals	0	0	0	0	0
Rangers	0	1	0	0	-3

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	0	0	0	0	0
Stars	0	0	0	0	0
Wild	0	0	0	0	0
Predators	0	0	0	0	0
Blues	0	0	0	0	0
Mammoth	0	0	0	0	0
Jets	0	0	0	0	0
Blackhawks	0	1	0	0	-3
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	1	0	0	2	3
Canucks	1	0	0	2	1
Oilers	0	0	1	1	-1
Ducks	0	0	0	0	0
Flames	0	0	0	0	0
Kings	0	0	0	0	0
Sharks	0	0	0	0	0
Kraken	0	0	0	0	0