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Washington Capitals vs. Detroit Red Wings Box Score: January 6, 1979

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January 6, 1979

Arena: Detroit Olympia

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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary Table
1st Period
04:33	WSH		Guy Charron (12)	Gord Lane, Ryan Walter
2nd Period
10:18	WSH		Tom Rowe (16)	Dennis Maruk
13:18	WSH		Robert Picard (9)	Guy Charron
19:26	WSH	PP	Ryan Walter (10)	Tom Rowe, Dennis Maruk
3rd Period
19:37	DET	PP	Danny Bolduc (6)	Perry Miller, Willie Huber

Penalty Summary

Penalty Summary Table
1st Period
00:33	WSH	Leif Svensson	Interference	2 min
03:36	WSH	Mark Lofthouse	Holding	2 min
03:47	DET	Reed Larson	Holding	2 min
05:42	WSH	Gary Rissling	Fighting	5 min
05:42	WSH	Gary Rissling	Charging	2 min
05:42	DET	Perry Miller	Fighting	5 min
05:42	DET	Perry Miller	Roughing	2 min
07:33	DET	John Hilworth	High sticking	2 min
17:44	WSH	Ron Lalonde	Interference	2 min
2nd Period
05:22	WSH	Gord Lane	Holding	2 min
07:47	DET	Reed Larson	Hooking	2 min
12:08	WSH	Bill Riley	Slashing	2 min
12:08	DET	Jean Hamel	Slashing	2 min
17:28	DET	John Hilworth	Tripping	2 min
3rd Period
02:16	WSH	Blair Stewart	Roughing	2 min
02:16	DET	Errol Thompson	Roughing	2 min
05:01	DET	André St. Laurent	Elbowing	2 min
13:20	WSH	Mark Lofthouse	Holding	2 min
14:59	WSH	Gord Lane	High sticking	2 min
14:59	DET	Dennis Polonich	High sticking	2 min
18:03	WSH	Tom Rowe	Slashing	2 min

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Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Guy Charron	1	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	33.3
2	Rolf Edberg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
3	Bob Girard	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Ron Lalonde	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
5	Gord Lane	0	1	1	1	4	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
6	Mark Lofthouse	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
7	Dennis Maruk	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
8	Robert Picard	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	33.3
9	Bill Riley	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
10	Gary Rissling	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0
11	Tom Rowe	1	1	2	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	100.0
12	Peter Scamurra	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Bob Sirois	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Gord Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Blair Stewart	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
16	Leif Svensson	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
17	Ryan Walter	1	1	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	50.0
18	Gary Inness	0	0	0		0				0	0			60:00
	TOTAL	4	6	10		25	3	1	0		28	14.3

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Gary Inness	W	1	26	25	.962	0	0	60:00

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Thommie Bergman	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
2	Danny Bolduc	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	33.3
3	Jean Hamel	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	0
4	John Hilworth	0	0	0	-1	4	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
5	Willie Huber	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
6	Dan Labraaten	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Reed Larson	0	0	0	-1	4	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
8	Nick Libett	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
9	Bill Lochead	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Dale McCourt	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
11	Perry Miller	0	1	1	-1	7	0	0	0	0	0
12	Václav Nedomanský	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
13	Rob Plumb	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
14	Dennis Polonich	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
15	André St. Laurent	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
16	Errol Thompson	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
17	Paul Woods	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
18	Rogie Vachon	0	0	0		0				0	0			60:00
	TOTAL	1	2	3		23	0	1	0		26	3.8

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Rogie Vachon	L	4	28	24	.857	0	0	60:00

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