Hartford Whalers vs Washington Capitals

Regular season · Saturday, March 8, 1980 · Capital Centre

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5–9

34–33

Game summary

The Washington Capitals beat the Hartford Whalers 9–5 on Saturday, March 8, 1980 at Capital Centre. The Whalers outshot the Capitals 34–33.

Bob Sirois scored twice, Bengt-Ake Gustafsson scored twice, Mike Rogers scored twice and Mike Gartner scored twice. Bernie Johnston, Robert Picard, Antero Lehtonen, Al Hangsleben, Blaine Stoughton and Rick Ley also scored.

Wayne Stephenson made 25 saves on 29 shots for the win; John Garrett stopped 24 of 33.

Goals
HFD	1	1	3	5	34
WSH	3	3	3	9	33

Scoring

1st period

Bob Sirois (10)Ryan Walter (34)0–108:02 WSH ·
Bob Sirois (11)Mike Gartner (26), Robert Picard (32)0–210:08 WSH ·
Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (15)Robert Picard (33), Rolf Edberg (13)0–311:22 WSH ·
Bernie Johnston (8)Rick Ley (12), Al Sims (25)1–312:21 HFD

2nd period

Robert Picard (10)Mark Lofthouse (16), Dennis Maruk (7)1–409:35 WSH ·
Antero Lehtonen (9)Dennis Maruk (8), Bob Sirois (13)1–510:07 WSH
Al Hangsleben (9)Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (30), Robert Picard (34)1–611:30 WSH
Blaine Stoughton (42)Mike Rogers (42), Rick Ley (13)2–614:58 HFD

3rd period

Mike Rogers (33)Pat Boutette (26), Dave Debol (12)3–602:51 HFD
Mike Gartner (28)Paul Mulvey (17)3–705:22 WSH
Mike Gartner (29)Ryan Walter (35)3–809:18 WSH
Rick Ley (4)Gordie Howe (20), Nick Fotiu (3)4–810:17 HFD
Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (16)Rolf Edberg (14), Robert Picard (35)4–911:52 WSH ·
Mike Rogers (34)Dave Debol (13), Mark Howe (49)5–915:17 HFD

Team stats

HFDWSH

3433

0%0%

0/54/7

2925

Penalties

1:36 into the first periodTom Rowe · high sticking2 min
1:36 into the first periodAl Hangsleben · charging2 min
2:42 into the first periodBob Sirois · hooking2 min
3:50 into the first periodTom Rowe · high sticking2 min
7:35 into the first periodRobert Picard · tripping2 min
8:43 into the first periodJordy Douglas · hooking2 min
9:46 into the first periodLarry Giroux · hooking2 min
10:35 into the first periodPat Boutette · roughing2 min
10:35 into the first periodRyan Walter · roughing2 min
16:27 into the first periodJordy Douglas · holding2 min
2:57 into the second periodPierre Bouchard · roughing2 min
4:30 into the second periodTom Rowe · slashing2 min
4:30 into the second periodWayne Stephenson · slashing2 min
6:59 into the second periodGordie Howe · slashing2 min
6:59 into the second periodRolf Edberg · holding2 min
8:29 into the second periodAl Sims · tripping2 min
12:53 into the second periodPaul Mulvey · hooking2 min
13:23 into the second periodTom Rowe · interference2 min
13:23 into the second periodWayne Stephenson · slashing2 min
0:12 into the third periodRobert Picard · boarding2 min
10:19 into the third periodNick Fotiu · slashing2 min
17:12 into the third periodTom Rowe · fighting5 min
17:12 into the third periodRobert Picard · fighting5 min
19:12 into the third periodPat Boutette · slashing2 min

Season series

Whalers vs Capitals head-to-head →

Goalie
1Al SmithG		0	0	0	–	00:00
35John GarrettG	L	33	24	9	.727	60:00

Goalie
1Rollie BoutinG		5	4	1	.800	08:08
35Wayne StephensonG	W	29	25	4	.862	51:52


17Mike RogersC	2	1	3	+3	5	0	–	–
2Rick LeyD	1	2	3	+3	5	0	–	–
15Dave DebolC	0	2	2	+1	3	0	–	–
9Gordie HoweR	0	1	1	+1	0	2	–	–
21Blaine StoughtonL	1	0	1	0	3	0	–	–
23Nick FotiuL	0	1	1	+1	2	2	–	–
24Bernie JohnstonC	1	0	1	−1	1	0	–	–
28Pat BoutetteL	0	1	1	+2	0	4	–	–
3Al SimsD	0	1	1	+1	2	2	–	–
5Mark HoweD	0	1	1	−1	2	0	–	–
8Ray AllisonR	0	0	0	−1	0	0	–	–
11Jordy DouglasL	0	0	0	−3	2	4	–	–
14Dave KeonC	0	0	0	−3	4	0	–	–
16Bobby HullL	0	0	0	−2	0	0	–	–
29Tom RoweR	0	0	0	−1	2	13	–	–
7Gordie RobertsD	0	0	0	−2	1	0	–	–
32Larry GirouxD	0	0	0	0	2	2	–	–


24Robert PicardD	1	4	5	−2	5	9	–	–
11Mike GartnerR	2	1	3	0	8	0	–	–
16Bengt-Ake GustafssonL	2	1	3	−1	2	0	–	–
25Bob SiroisR	2	1	3	+1	5	2	–	–
9Ryan WalterC	0	2	2	+3	1	2	–	–
10Rolf EdbergC	0	2	2	−2	4	2	–	–
21Dennis MarukC	0	2	2	0	2	0	–	–
8Mark LofthouseR	0	1	1	0	2	0	–	–
12Al HangslebenL	1	0	1	−1	1	2	–	–
14Antero LehtonenR	1	0	1	+1	1	0	–	–
27Paul MulveyL	0	1	1	+1	0	2	–	–
23Wes JarvisC	0	0	0	−1	0	0	–	–
28Glen CurrieC	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	–
2Pat RibbleD	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
5Rick GreenD	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	–
19Paul MacKinnonD	0	0	0	+2	0	0	–	–
29Pierre BouchardD	0	0	0	0	0	2	–	–