1978–79 Washington Capitals season

The 1978–79 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals fifth season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

1978–79 Washington Capitals
Division4th Norris
1978–79 record24–41–15
Goals for273
Goals against338
Team information
General managerMax McNab
CoachDanny Belisle
CaptainGuy Charron
Alternate captainsNone

Regular season

Final standings
Norris Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Montreal Canadiens80521711337204115
Pittsburgh Penguins8036311328127985
Los Angeles Kings8034341229228680
Washington Capitals8024411527333863
Detroit Red Wings8023411625229562

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Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 11, 19784–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1978–79)1–0–0
2TOctober 13, 19783–3@ Atlanta Flames (1978–79)1–0–1
3LOctober 14, 19783–6Atlanta Flames (1978–79)1–1–1
4LOctober 18, 19782–4Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79)1–2–1
5LOctober 20, 19784–6Los Angeles Kings (1978–79)1–3–1
6LOctober 21, 19781–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79)1–4–1
7TOctober 25, 19782–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79)1–4–2
8LOctober 28, 19781–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1978–79)1–5–2
9WNovember 1, 19786–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79)2–5–2
10LNovember 2, 19782–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1978–79)2–6–2
11LNovember 4, 19781–4@ New York Islanders (1978–79)2–7–2
12TNovember 5, 19783–3Detroit Red Wings (1978–79)2–7–3
13LNovember 8, 19780–6Montreal Canadiens (1978–79)2–8–3
14LNovember 9, 19782–6@ Boston Bruins (1978–79)2–9–3
15LNovember 11, 19780–2Buffalo Sabres (1978–79)2–10–3
16WNovember 14, 19788–7Atlanta Flames (1978–79)3–10–3
17WNovember 15, 19783–2@ Minnesota North Stars (1978–79)4–10–3
18LNovember 17, 19782–4New York Islanders (1978–79)4–11–3
19WNovember 21, 19784–3@ St. Louis Blues (1978–79)5–11–3
20LNovember 22, 19781–3St. Louis Blues (1978–79)5–12–3
21TNovember 25, 19785–5Boston Bruins (1978–79)5–12–4
22LNovember 26, 19784–9@ New York Rangers (1978–79)5–13–4
23LNovember 29, 19783–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79)5–14–4
24LDecember 1, 19784–7Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79)5–15–4
25LDecember 2, 19782–5@ St. Louis Blues (1978–79)5–16–4
26LDecember 4, 19782–10@ Los Angeles Kings (1978–79)5–17–4
27WDecember 5, 19784–1@ Colorado Rockies (1978–79)6–17–4
28WDecember 9, 19787–5@ Vancouver Canucks (1978–79)7–17–4
29LDecember 12, 19783–4Colorado Rockies (1978–79)7–18–4
30LDecember 14, 19782–5@ Boston Bruins (1978–79)7–19–4
31LDecember 15, 19781–6Minnesota North Stars (1978–79)7–20–4
32WDecember 17, 19787–6Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79)8–20–4
33TDecember 19, 19784–4Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79)8–20–5
34LDecember 21, 19782–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79)8–21–5
35TDecember 23, 19782–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1978–79)8–21–6
36LDecember 27, 19781–6@ Minnesota North Stars (1978–79)8–22–6
37TDecember 30, 19785–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79)8–22–7
38WJanuary 3, 19798–3Los Angeles Kings (1978–79)9–22–7
39WJanuary 6, 19794–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1978–79)10–22–7
40LJanuary 7, 19793–5@ Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79)10–23–7
41LJanuary 9, 19792–5Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79)10–24–7
42LJanuary 11, 19792–6@ Buffalo Sabres (1978–79)10–25–7
43WJanuary 12, 19798–1Colorado Rockies (1978–79)11–25–7
44WJanuary 14, 19795–3Vancouver Canucks (1978–79)12–25–7
45LJanuary 16, 19792–6@ New York Islanders (1978–79)12–26–7
46WJanuary 19, 19795–1Detroit Red Wings (1978–79)13–26–7
47WJanuary 20, 19795–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79)14–26–7
48WJanuary 24, 19795–1New York Rangers (1978–79)15–26–7
49WJanuary 27, 19794–1Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79)16–26–7
50TJanuary 28, 19792–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79)16–26–8
51LJanuary 30, 19794–7@ Detroit Red Wings (1978–79)16–27–8
52WJanuary 31, 19795–3Los Angeles Kings (1978–79)17–27–8
53LFebruary 3, 19791–5Vancouver Canucks (1978–79)17–28–8
54LFebruary 4, 19794–8Montreal Canadiens (1978–79)17–29–8
55WFebruary 15, 19799–3@ Colorado Rockies (1978–79)18–29–8
56LFebruary 17, 19790–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1978–79)18–30–8
57TFebruary 18, 19796–6@ New York Rangers (1978–79)18–30–9
58LFebruary 20, 19793–5@ Atlanta Flames (1978–79)18–31–9
59LFebruary 21, 19793–4Detroit Red Wings (1978–79)18–32–9
60LFebruary 24, 19794–6Buffalo Sabres (1978–79)18–33–9
61LFebruary 25, 19795–8Montreal Canadiens (1978–79)18–34–9
62TFebruary 28, 19793–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1978–79)18–34–10
63WMarch 2, 19796–2@ Vancouver Canucks (1978–79)19–34–10
64WMarch 4, 19795–4Minnesota North Stars (1978–79)20–34–10
65TMarch 5, 19792–2Montreal Canadiens (1978–79)20–34–11
66WMarch 10, 19797–5St. Louis Blues (1978–79)21–34–11
67TMarch 11, 19793–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1978–79)21–34–12
68LMarch 14, 19791–4Detroit Red Wings (1978–79)21–35–12
69LMarch 17, 19792–5Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79)21–36–12
70TMarch 18, 19793–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1978–79)21–36–13
71TMarch 20, 19792–2New York Rangers (1978–79)21–36–14
72TMarch 21, 19792–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79)21–36–15
73LMarch 24, 19791–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1978–79)21–37–15
74LMarch 25, 19794–7@ Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79)21–38–15
75LMarch 28, 19792–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1978–79)21–39–15
76LMarch 31, 19791–4Boston Bruins (1978–79)21–40–15
77WApril 1, 19796–4New York Islanders (1978–79)22–40–15
78WApril 3, 19796–2Los Angeles Kings (1978–79)23–40–15
79LApril 7, 19793–10@ Montreal Canadiens (1978–79)23–41–15
80WApril 8, 19795–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79)24–41–15

Playoffs

The Capitals once again failed to make the playoffs.

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Dennis MarukC7631599071-14623
Guy CharronC8028427024-14904
Robert PicardD77214465853802
Tom RoweRW69313061137-6404
Ryan WalterC/LW6928285670-1601
Bob SiroisRW732925546-6903
Rolf EdbergC76142741611102
Rick GreenD718334162-45210
Leif SvenssonD742293128-3000
Bob GirardLW799152436-15000
Mark LofthouseRW/C5213102310-11100
Blair StewartC4571219481000
Greg PolisLW191261863601
Gord LaneD6431518147-15000
Yvon LabreD5111314807000
Michel BergeronRW3076137-18101
Paul MulveyLW55741181-18101
Greg CarrollC24561112-2000
Dennis HextallLW26291143-13000
Peter ScamurraD3035812-13010
Jack LynchD30268142100
Gary RisslingLW26336127-5101
Gerry MeehanC182460-3101
Bill RileyRW2422464-6000
Ron LalondeC181344-1010
Eddy GodinRW90336-2000
Craig PatrickRW31120-1000
Chuck ArnasonRW130224-1000
Gary InnessG3702260000
Doug PateyRW61012-2000
Dave ForbesLW201120000
Gord SmithD3901122-7000
Bryan WatsonD2001136-7000
Jim BedardG3000060000
Pierre BouchardD100001000
Rollie BoutinG200000000
Rick BragnaloC20000-1000
Nelson BurtonLW300013-2000
Mike MarsonLW40000-3000
Brent TremblayD100000000
Bernie WolfeG18000150000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Gary Inness210737141481303.700
Jim Bedard17403061761264.340
Bernie Wolfe86318491684.730
Rollie Boutin902010106.670
Team:4800802441153344.170

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals
      MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts;

Draft picks

Washington's draft picks at the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
12Ryan Walter CanadaSeattle Breakers (WCHL)
118Tim Coulis CanadaHamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
220Paul Mulvey CanadaPortland Winterhawks (WCHL)
223Paul MacKinnon CanadaPeterborough Petes (OMJHL)
338Glen Currie CanadaLaval National (QMJHL)
345Jay Johnston CanadaHamilton Fincups (OMJHL)
455Bengt-Ake Gustafsson SwedenFarjestad BK Karlstad (SEL)
571Lou Franceschetti CanadaNiagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL)
688Vince Magnan CanadaUniversity of Denver (WCHA)
7105Mats Hallin SwedenSodertalje SK (Sweden)
8122Rich Sirois CanadaMilwaukee Admirals (IHL)
9139Denis Pomerleau CanadaTrois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL)
10156Barry Heard CanadaLondon Knights (OMJHL)
11172Mark Toffolo United StatesPort Huron Flags (IHL)
12187Paul Hogan CanadaRegina Pats (WCHL)
12189Steve Barger United StatesBoston College (ECAC)
13202Rod Pacholzuk CanadaUniversity of Michigan (WCHA)
14213Wes Jarvis CanadaWindsor Spitfires (OMJHL)
14215Ray Irwin CanadaOshawa Generals (OMJHL)

See also

References
  1. National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 163, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
  2. "1978-79 Washington Capitals Statistics – Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
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