Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings

Sat, Jan 6, 1979 · Detroit Olympia · 1978–79 Regular Season

Washington Capitals

4 – 1

Final

Detroit Red Wings

The Washington Capitals beat the Detroit Red Wings 4–1 on Sat, Jan 6, 1979 at Detroit Olympia. Ryan Walter led the way with 2 points. Gary Inness made 25 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 28–26.

Linescore

Team	T	SOG
WSH	4	28
DET	1	26

Washington Capitals

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG
9	Ryan Walter	C	1	1	2	+2	0	2
21	Dennis Maruk	C	0	2	2	+1	0	3
17	Tom Rowe	R	1	1	2	+1	2	1
15	Guy Charron	C	1	1	2	+2	0	3
24	Robert Picard	D	1	0	1	+2	0	3
28	Gord Lane	D	0	1	1	+1	4	3
23	Gary Rissling	L	0	0	0	0	7	0
4	Leif Svensson	D	0	0	0	+2	2	4
14	Blair Stewart	L	0	0	0	+1	2	2
6	Gord Smith	D	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Mark Lofthouse	R	0	0	0	0	4	1
25	Bob Sirois	R	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Peter Scamurra	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0
22	Ron Lalonde	C	0	0	0	0	2	2
26	Bob Girard	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Bill Riley	R	0	0	0	0	2	2
10	Rolf Edberg	C	0	0	0	0	0	2

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31	Gary Inness	W	26	25	1	.962	60:00

Detroit Red Wings

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG
7	Willie Huber	D	0	1	1	0	0	2
19	Dan Bolduc	R	1	0	1	0	0	3
3	Perry Miller	D	0	1	1	-1	7	0
5	Jean Hamel	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0
12	Errol Thompson	L	0	0	0	-2	2	1
4	Thommie Bergman	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1
17	Robert Plumb	L	0	0	0	0	0	1
29	John Hilworth	D	0	0	0	-1	4	1
23	Bill Lochead	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Dan Labraaten	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0
8	Dennis Polonich	C	0	0	0	0	2	3
20	Vaclav Nedomansky	C	0	0	0	0	0	3
15	Paul Woods	C	0	0	0	0	0	3
16	Andre St. Laurent	C	0	0	0	0	2	1
28	Reed Larson	D	0	0	0	-1	4	5
10	Dale McCourt	C	0	0	0	-3	0	1
14	Nick Libett	L	0	0	0	0	0	1

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30	Rogie Vachon	L	28	24	4	.857	60:00