Washington Capitals vs Philadelphia Flyers
Regular season · Thursday, April 3, 1980 · Spectrum
Game summary
The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Washington Capitals 4–2 on Thursday, April 3, 1980 at Spectrum. The Flyers outshot the Capitals 46–25.
Reggie Leach scored a hat trick. Al Hangsleben, Bob Sirois and Jimmy Watson also scored.
Pete Peeters made 23 saves on 25 shots for the win; Wayne Stephenson stopped 42 of 45.
Scoring
1st period
Al Hangsleben (13)Rolf Edberg (23), Robert Picard (41)1–009:05 WSH · 
Bob Sirois (15)Pat Ribble (9), Gary Rissling (1)2–017:51 WSH
2nd period
Reggie Leach (48)Behn Wilson (25), Bobby Clarke (54)2–115:36 PHI
Jimmy Watson (5)Bill Barber (32), Bobby Clarke (55)2–218:51 PHI
3rd period
- Reggie Leach (49)Bobby Clarke (56), Al Hill (9)2–305:08 PHI
- Reggie Leach (50)Bobby Clarke (57), Mike Busniuk (18)2–419:32 PHI ·
Team stats
WSHPHI
2546
0%0%
1/80/2
5265
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 7:54 into the first period
Jimmy Watson · hooking2 min - 8:19 into the first periodKen Linseman · elbowing2 min
- 9:42 into the first periodMel Bridgman · slashing2 min
- 12:54 into the first period
Ryan Walter · charging2 min - 2:55 into the second periodGary Rissling · high sticking2 min
- 3:14 into the second periodBehn Wilson · holding2 min
- 9:49 into the second periodJimmy Watson · holding2 min
- 13:18 into the second periodBob Kelly · roughing2 min
- 13:18 into the second periodBob Kelly · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 13:18 into the second periodBob Kelly · fighting5 min
- 13:18 into the second periodBob Kelly · misconduct10 min
- 13:18 into the second periodBob Kelly · game misconduct10 min
- 13:18 into the second periodGary Rissling · roughing2 min
- 13:18 into the second periodGary Rissling · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 13:18 into the second periodGary Rissling · high sticking5 min
- 13:18 into the second periodGary Rissling · misconduct10 min
- 13:18 into the second periodGary Rissling · game misconduct10 min
- 13:40 into the second periodKen Linseman · tripping2 min
- 13:40 into the second periodJack McIlhargey · fighting5 min
- 13:40 into the second periodJack McIlhargey · fighting5 min
- 13:40 into the second periodJack McIlhargey · game misconduct10 min
- 13:40 into the second periodMike Gartner · fighting5 min
- 13:40 into the second periodMike Gartner · misconduct10 min
- 13:40 into the second periodRyan Walter · roughing2 min
- 13:40 into the second periodRobert Picard · roughing2 min
- 0:46 into the third periodPaul Holmgren · high sticking2 min
- 9:01 into the third periodAl Hill · tripping2 min
Season series
Washington Capitals
| 10Rolf EdbergC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 12Al HangslebenL | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 20Gary RisslingL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 25Bob SiroisR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 2Pat RibbleD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 24Robert PicardD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 8Mark LofthouseR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 9Ryan WalterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 11Mike GartnerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 16Bengt-Ake GustafssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 21Dennis MarukC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 23Wes JarvisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 27Paul MulveyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 28Glen CurrieC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 5Rick GreenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 19Paul MacKinnonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 29Pierre BouchardD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rollie BoutinG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Wayne StephensonG | L | 45 | 3 | .933 |
Philadelphia Flyers
| 16Bobby ClarkeC | 0 | 4 | 4 | +4 | 2 | – |
| 27Reggie LeachR | 3 | 0 | 3 | +3 | 5 | – |
| 7Bill BarberL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 5 | – |
| 15Al HillL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 3Behn WilsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 4 | – |
| 20Jimmy WatsonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 4 | – |
| 28Mike BusniukD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 9Bob KellyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 10Mel BridgmanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 14Ken LinsemanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 17Paul HolmgrenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 19Rick MacLeishC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 22Tom GorenceR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 26Brian ProppL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 2Bob DaileyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 8 | – |
| 6Andre DupontD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 29Jack McIlhargeyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Phil MyreG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 33Pete PeetersG | W | 25 | 2 | .920 |