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Los Angeles Kings vs. Washington Capitals Box Score: January 3, 1979

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3

15-16-6

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9-22-7

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January 3, 1979

Arena: Capital Centre

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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary Table
1st Period
03:20	WSH		Rick Green (5)	Guy Charron, Ryan Walter
03:40	WSH		Robert Picard (8)	Bob Girard, Greg Carroll
11:48	WSH	PP	Guy Charron (11)	Robert Picard, Rick Green
16:38	LAK		Tom Williams (4)	Syl Apps, Robert Palmer
2nd Period
03:44	LAK		Marcel Dionne (29)	Murray Wilson, Dave Taylor
07:41	WSH		Tom Rowe (15)	Blair Stewart, Robert Picard
08:55	WSH		Peter Scamurra (3)	Gary Rissling, Dennis Maruk
12:30	WSH	PP	Bob Sirois (18)	Robert Picard, Leif Svensson
3rd Period
09:47	WSH	SH	Dennis Maruk (10)
16:01	WSH		Blair Stewart (1)	Ryan Walter, Guy Charron
16:34	LAK		Dave Taylor (17)	Marcel Dionne, Brian Glennie

Penalty Summary

Penalty Summary Table
1st Period
00:35	WSH	Tom Rowe	Roughing	2 min
03:53	LAK	Randy Holt	Roughing	2 min
03:53	WSH	Gary Rissling	Roughing - double minor	4 min
10:30	LAK	Randy Holt	Roughing	2 min
10:30	LAK	Randy Holt	Fighting	5 min
10:30	WSH	Tom Rowe	Fighting	5 min
2nd Period
05:04	LAK	Dave Taylor	Holding	2 min
12:08	LAK	Brian Glennie	Tripping	2 min
16:41	WSH	Greg Carroll	Holding	2 min
17:44	WSH	Gord Lane	Slashing	2 min
19:36	LAK	Bert Wilson	Slashing	2 min
3rd Period
08:32	WSH	Gary Rissling	Charging	2 min
12:12	WSH	Robert Picard	Hooking	2 min

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Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Syl Apps	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
2	Marcel Dionne	1	1	2	-1	0	1	0	0	0	6	16.7
3	Darryl Edestrand	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
4	Brian Glennie	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
5	Glenn Goldup	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
6	Butch Goring	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Doug Halward	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
8	Mark Heaslip	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
9	Randy Holt	0	0	0	-1	9	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
10	Steve Jensen	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
11	Randy Manery	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
12	Robert Palmer	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
13	Dave Taylor	1	1	2	-1	2	1	0	0	0	6	16.7
14	Vic Venasky	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
15	Tom Williams	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0	6	16.7
16	Bert Wilson	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
17	Murray Wilson	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
18	Ron Grahame	0	0	0		0				0	0			20:00
19	Mario Lessard	0	0	0		0				0	0			40:00
	TOTAL	3	6	9		15	3	0	0		43	7.0

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Mario Lessard	L	6	32	26	.813	0	0	40:00
2	Ron Grahame		2	6	4	.667	0	0	20:00

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Greg Carroll	0	1	1	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	Guy Charron	1	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	6	16.7
3	Bob Girard	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
4	Rick Green	1	1	2	-1	0	1	0	0	0	3	33.3
5	Gord Lane	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
6	Mark Lofthouse	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Dennis Maruk	1	1	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	6	16.7
8	Robert Picard	1	3	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	6	16.7
9	Bill Riley	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Gary Rissling	0	1	1	1	6	0	0	0	0	0
11	Tom Rowe	1	0	1	1	7	1	0	0	1	5	20.0
12	Peter Scamurra	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	100.0
13	Bob Sirois	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	33.3
14	Gord Smith	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Blair Stewart	1	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	100.0
16	Leif Svensson	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
17	Ryan Walter	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
18	Gary Inness	0	0	0		0				0	0			60:00
	TOTAL	8	14	22		19	5	2	1		38	21.1

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Gary Inness	W	3	43	40	.930	0	0	60:00

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