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Washington Capitals vs. Detroit Red Wings Box Score: January 30, 1979

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4

16-27-8

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January 30, 1979

Arena: Detroit Olympia

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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary Table
1st Period
14:16	WSH	SH	Ron Lalonde (1)	Robert Picard
15:00	DET	PP	Thommie Bergman (8)	Reed Larson, Perry Miller
16:51	DET	PP	Danny Bolduc (10)	Nick Libett
2nd Period
05:11	WSH		Bob Girard (6)	Ron Lalonde
09:56	DET	SH	Paul Woods (8)	Dale McCourt
11:20	WSH		Blair Stewart (4)	Guy Charron, Gord Lane
13:57	DET		Dale McCourt (17)	Václav Nedomanský, Perry Miller
16:41	DET	PP	Thommie Bergman (9)	Willie Huber, Dennis Polonich
3rd Period
00:52	DET	PP	Perry Miller (3)	Václav Nedomanský, Thommie Bergman
08:59	WSH		Ryan Walter (21)	Guy Charron, Blair Stewart
18:53	DET	EN	Nick Libett (12)	Paul Woods, Perry Miller

Penalty Summary

Penalty Summary Table
1st Period
00:59	DET	Danny Bolduc	Interference	2 min
04:08	DET	Dennis Polonich	Roughing	2 min
04:08	WSH	Gord Lane	Roughing	2 min
07:25	WSH	Ryan Walter	Cross checking	2 min
08:58	WSH	Gord Lane	Roughing	2 min
08:58	WSH	Gord Lane	Roughing	2 min
08:58	DET	Perry Miller	Roughing	2 min
08:58	DET	Perry Miller	Roughing	2 min
12:52	DET	Jean Hamel	Holding	2 min
13:55	WSH	Dennis Maruk	Tripping	2 min
14:08	WSH	Rick Green	Cross checking	2 min
14:54	WSH	Robert Picard	Hooking	2 min
17:44	WSH	Blair Stewart	Elbowing	2 min
17:44	WSH	Blair Stewart	Fighting	5 min
17:44	DET	Jean Hamel	Misconduct	10 min
17:44	DET	Jean Hamel	Fighting	5 min
17:44	DET	Jean Hamel	High sticking	2 min
2nd Period
02:11	DET	Reed Larson	Hooking	2 min
06:22	DET	Paul Woods	Holding	2 min
08:41	DET	Dennis Polonich	Elbowing	2 min
16:09	WSH	Greg Polis	Interference	2 min
19:35	DET	Dennis Polonich	Fighting	5 min
19:35	WSH	Gary Rissling	Fighting	5 min
19:35	WSH	Tom Rowe	High sticking	2 min
3rd Period
15:47	WSH	Gary Rissling	Boarding	2 min
15:47	DET	Reed Larson	Cross checking	2 min
19:14	DET	Dennis Polonich	Roughing	2 min
19:14	DET	Dennis Polonich	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2 min
19:14	DET	Dennis Polonich	Misconduct	10 min
19:14	WSH	Robert Picard	Roughing	2 min
19:44	WSH	Ryan Walter	Charging	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	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
2	Rolf Edberg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
3	Bob Girard	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	100.0
4	Rick Green	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
5	Yvon Labre	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Ron Lalonde	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	100.0
7	Gord Lane	0	1	1	2	6	0	0	0	0	0
8	Dennis Maruk	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
9	Robert Picard	0	1	1	-1	4	0	0	0	0	7	0.0
10	Greg Polis	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0
11	Gary Rissling	0	0	0	-1	7	0	0	0	0	0
12	Tom Rowe	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
13	Bob Sirois	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
14	Gord Smith	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Blair Stewart	1	1	2	1	7	1	0	0	0	1	100.0
16	Leif Svensson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
17	Ryan Walter	1	0	1	1	4	1	0	0	0	2	50.0
18	Gary Inness	0	0	0		0				0	0			59:35
	TOTAL	4	6	10		36	3	0	1		24	16.7

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Gary Inness	L	6	31	25	.806	0	0	59:35
2	Empty Net		1	1	0	.000	0	0

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	2	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	1	5	40.0
2	Danny Bolduc	1	0	1	-1	2	0	1	0	0	1	100.0
3	Greg Carroll	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
4	Lorry Gloeckner	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Jean Hamel	0	0	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
6	Terry Harper	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Willie Huber	0	1	1	-2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
8	Dan Labraaten	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Reed Larson	0	1	1	-1	4	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
10	J.P. LeBlanc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
11	Nick Libett	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	25.0
12	Dale McCourt	1	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	50.0
13	Perry Miller	1	3	4	2	4	0	1	0	0	2	50.0
14	Václav Nedomanský	0	2	2	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
15	Dennis Polonich	0	1	1	-1	23	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
16	André St. Laurent	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
17	Paul Woods	1	1	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	2	50.0
18	Rogie Vachon	0	0	0		0				0	0			60:00
	TOTAL	7	12	19		54	2	4	1		32	21.9

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Rogie Vachon	W	4	24	20	.833	0	0	60:00

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