Eastern · Metropolitan
1978–79 Washington Capitals
24-41-0, 63 pts
2026–272025–262024–252023–242022–232021–222020–212019–202018–192017–182016–172015–162014–152013–142012–132011–122010–112009–102008–092007–082006–072005–062003–042002–032001–022000–011999–001998–991997–981996–97
Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Maruk | C | 76 | 31 | 59 | 90 | -14 | 71 | 6 | 189 | 16.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Charron | C | 79 | 28 | 41 | 69 | -16 | 24 | 9 | 223 | 12.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Picard | D | 76 | 21 | 43 | 64 | +2 | 83 | 8 | 239 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Rowe | R | 68 | 30 | 30 | 60 | -8 | 133 | 4 | 199 | 15.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Walter | C | 69 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 0 | 70 | 6 | 156 | 17.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Sirois | R | 72 | 29 | 24 | 53 | -4 | 6 | 9 | 205 | 14.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rolf Edberg | C | 75 | 14 | 27 | 41 | +12 | 4 | 1 | 133 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Green | D | 70 | 8 | 31 | 39 | -46 | 62 | 2 | 132 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Leif Svensson | D | 73 | 2 | 29 | 31 | -2 | 26 | 0 | 72 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Girard | L | 78 | 8 | 15 | 23 | -19 | 36 | 0 | 58 | 13.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Lofthouse | R | 52 | 13 | 10 | 23 | -11 | 10 | 1 | 73 | 17.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Blair Stewart | L | 45 | 7 | 12 | 19 | +1 | 48 | 0 | 56 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | D | 64 | 3 | 15 | 18 | -16 | 147 | 0 | 69 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Polis | R | 19 | 12 | 6 | 18 | +3 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 26.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvon Labre | D | 50 | 1 | 13 | 14 | +7 | 69 | 0 | 36 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Michel Bergeron | R | 30 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -18 | 7 | 1 | 53 | 13.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Mulvey | L | 54 | 7 | 4 | 11 | -18 | 81 | 1 | 57 | 12.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Hextall | C | 26 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -14 | 43 | 0 | 22 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Carroll | C | 23 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 12 | 0 | 25 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Lynch | D | 30 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +1 | 14 | 1 | 37 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Scamurra | D | 29 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -14 | 12 | 0 | 25 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Rissling | L | 26 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 127 | 1 | 16 | 18.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Meehan | C | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Riley | R | 24 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 64 | 0 | 24 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Lalonde | C | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Arnason | R | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddy Godin | R | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Patrick | R | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Smith | D | 39 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -7 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Watson | D | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -8 | 34 | 0 | 15 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Douglas Patey | R | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Forbes | R | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Marson | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson Burton | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rick Bragnalo | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brent Tremblay | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Bouchard | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Inness | 37 | 35 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1087 | .880 | 3.71 | 0 |
| Jim Bedard | 29 | 27 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 887 | .860 | 4.44 | 0 |
| Bernie Wolfe | 17 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 470 | .855 | 4.75 | 0 |
| Rollie Boutin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 53 | .811 | 6.67 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13 | @ AFM | T 3–3 | Final |
| Oct 14 | vs AFM | L 3–6 | Final |
| Oct 18 | vs CHI | L 2–4 | Final |
| Oct 20 | vs LAK | L 4–6 | Final |
| Oct 21 | @ PIT | L 1–5 | Final |
| Oct 25 | @ CHI | T 2–2 | Final |
| Oct 28 | @ LAK | L 1–5 | Final |
| Nov 1 | vs PIT | W 6–4 | Final |
| Nov 2 | @ MTL | L 2–4 | Final |
| Nov 4 | @ NYI | L 1–4 | Final |
| Nov 5 | vs DET | T 3–3 | Final |
| Nov 8 | vs MTL | L 0–6 | Final |
| Nov 9 | @ BOS | L 2–6 | Final |
| Nov 11 | vs BUF | L 0–2 | Final |
| Nov 14 | vs AFM | W 8–7 | Final |
| Nov 15 | @ MNS | W 3–2 | Final |
| Nov 17 | vs NYI | L 2–4 | Final |
| Nov 21 | @ STL | W 4–3 | Final |
| Nov 22 | vs STL | L 1–3 | Final |
| Nov 25 | vs BOS | T 5–5 | Final |
| Nov 26 | @ NYR | L 4–9 | Final |
| Nov 29 | @ PIT | L 3–5 | Final |
| Dec 1 | vs PIT | L 4–7 | Final |
| Dec 2 | @ STL | L 2–5 | Final |
| Dec 4 | @ LAK | L 2–10 | Final |
| Dec 5 | @ CLR | W 4–1 | Final |
| Dec 9 | @ VAN | W 7–5 | Final |
| Dec 12 | vs CLR | L 3–4 | Final |
| Dec 14 | @ BOS | L 2–5 | Final |
| Dec 15 | vs MNS | L 1–6 | Final |
| Dec 17 | vs TOR | W 7–6 | Final |
| Dec 19 | vs PHI | T 4–4 | Final |
| Dec 21 | @ PHI | L 2–5 | Final |
| Dec 23 | @ DET | T 2–2 | Final |
| Dec 27 | @ MNS | L 1–6 | Final |
| Dec 30 | @ TOR | T 5–5 | Final |
| Jan 3 | vs LAK | W 8–3 | Final |
| Jan 6 | @ DET | W 4–1 | Final |
| Jan 7 | @ CHI | L 3–5 | Final |
| Jan 9 | vs PHI | L 2–5 | Final |
| Jan 11 | @ BUF | L 2–6 | Final |
| Jan 12 | vs CLR | W 8–1 | Final |
| Jan 14 | vs VAN | W 5–3 | Final |
| Jan 16 | @ NYI | L 2–6 | Final |
| Jan 19 | vs DET | W 5–1 | Final |
| Jan 20 | @ PIT | W 5–2 | Final |
| Jan 24 | vs NYR | W 5–1 | Final |
| Jan 27 | vs CHI | W 4–1 | Final |
| Jan 28 | vs TOR | T 2–2 | Final |
| Jan 30 | @ DET | L 4–7 | Final |
| Jan 31 | vs LAK | W 5–3 | Final |
| Feb 3 | vs VAN | L 1–5 | Final |
| Feb 4 | vs MTL | L 4–8 | Final |
| Feb 15 | @ CLR | W 9–3 | Final |
| Feb 17 | @ MTL | L 0–2 | Final |
| Feb 18 | @ NYR | T 6–6 | Final |
| Feb 20 | @ AFM | L 3–5 | Final |
| Feb 21 | vs DET | L 3–4 | Final |
| Feb 24 | vs BUF | L 4–6 | Final |
| Feb 25 | vs MTL | L 5–8 | Final |
| Feb 28 | @ LAK | T 3–3 | Final |
| Mar 2 | @ VAN | W 6–2 | Final |
| Mar 4 | vs MNS | W 5–4 | Final |
| Mar 5 | vs MTL | T 2–2 | Final |
| Mar 10 | vs STL | W 7–5 | Final |
| Mar 11 | @ DET | T 3–3 | Final |
| Mar 14 | vs DET | L 1–4 | Final |
| Mar 17 | vs PIT | L 2–5 | Final |
| Mar 18 | @ BUF | T 3–3 | Final |
| Mar 20 | vs NYR | T 2–2 | Final |
| Mar 21 | @ PIT | T 2–2 | Final |
| Mar 24 | @ MTL | L 1–3 | Final |
| Mar 25 | @ PHI | L 4–7 | Final |
| Mar 28 | @ TOR | L 2–6 | Final |
| Mar 31 | vs BOS | L 1–4 | Final |
| Apr 1 | vs NYI | W 6–4 | Final |
| Apr 3 | vs LAK | W 6–2 | Final |
| Apr 7 | @ MTL | L 3–10 | Final |
| Apr 8 | vs PIT | W 5–2 | Final |