Washington Capitals at New York Islanders

Tue, Jan 16, 1979 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum · 1978–79 Regular Season

Washington Capitals

2 – 6

Final

New York Islanders

The New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 6–2 on Tue, Jan 16, 1979 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Bryan Trottier led the way with 3 points. Billy Smith made 29 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 31–26.

Linescore

Team	T	SOG
WSH	2	31
NYI	6	26

Washington Capitals

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG
25	Bob Sirois	R	0	2	2	+1	0	1
9	Ryan Walter	C	1	1	2	0	2	2
15	Guy Charron	C	0	1	1	0	0	4
5	Rick Green	D	1	0	1	0	0	2
17	Tom Rowe	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3
22	Ron Lalonde	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0
10	Rolf Edberg	C	0	0	0	0	0	3
23	Gary Rissling	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0
7	Yvon Labre	D	0	0	0	-3	0	1
26	Bob Girard	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0
18	Greg Polis	R	0	0	0	0	0	5
28	Gord Lane	D	0	0	0	0	2	2
6	Gord Smith	D	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Blair Stewart	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0
21	Dennis Maruk	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1
16	Michel Bergeron	R	0	0	0	-2	5	0
24	Robert Picard	D	0	0	0	-3	0	7

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31	Gary Inness	L	26	20	6	.769	60:00

New York Islanders

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG
19	Bryan Trottier	C	0	3	3	+3	0	0
22	Mike Bossy	R	1	2	3	+2	0	2
5	Denis Potvin	D	3	0	3	+2	0	4
9	Clark Gillies	L	1	1	2	+3	0	4
7	Stefan Persson	D	0	2	2	0	0	1
15	Billy Harris	R	0	1	1	0	0	2
14	Bob Bourne	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1
25	Dave Lewis	D	0	1	1	+1	2	3
21	Mike Kaszycki	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3
10	Lorne Henning	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2
8	Garry Howatt	L	0	0	0	0	0	1
3	Pat Price	D	0	0	0	0	2	0
4	Bob Lorimer	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1
23	Bobby Nystrom	R	0	0	0	0	0	2
27	John Tonelli	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0
6	Bert Marshall	D	0	0	0	+2	9	0
11	Wayne Merrick	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31	Billy Smith	W	31	29	2	.935	60:00