1979–80 Washington Capitals season

The 1979–80 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals sixth season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

1979–80 Washington Capitals
Division5th Patrick
1979–80 record27–40–13
Goals for261
Goals against293
Team information
General managerMax McNab
CoachDanny Belisle
Gary Green
CaptainRyan Walter
Alternate captainsNone
Average attendance11,038 (60.9%)

Regular season

Final standings
Patrick Division
  GP W L T GF GA Pts
Philadelphia Flyers80481220327254116
New York Islanders8039281328124791
New York Rangers8038321030828486
Atlanta Flames8035321328226983
Washington Capitals8027401326129367

[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 11, 19793–6@ Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)0–1–0
2LOctober 13, 19792–5Boston Bruins (1979–80)0–2–0
3WOctober 14, 19795–3@ New York Rangers (1979–80)1–2–0
4WOctober 16, 19798–6Los Angeles Kings (1979–80)2–2–0
5LOctober 19, 19793–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80)2–3–0
6LOctober 20, 19791–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80)2–4–0
7LOctober 24, 19793–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1979–80)2–5–0
8LOctober 27, 19793–5@ Vancouver Canucks (1979–80)2–6–0
9WOctober 28, 19796–4@ Edmonton Oilers (1979–80)3–6–0
10TOctober 30, 19792–2Montreal Canadiens (1979–80)3–6–1
11TNovember 2, 19791–1@ Winnipeg Jets (1979–80)3–6–2
12LNovember 3, 19791–7@ Minnesota North Stars (1979–80)3–7–2
13LNovember 5, 19790–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1979–80)3–8–2
14WNovember 7, 19796–3Winnipeg Jets (1979–80)4–8–2
15LNovember 10, 19793–5Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)4–9–2
16LNovember 13, 19793–5Edmonton Oilers (1979–80)4–10–2
17LNovember 15, 19792–3@ Boston Bruins (1979–80)4–11–2
18LNovember 16, 19792–4Detroit Red Wings (1979–80)4–12–2
19LNovember 18, 19792–4Atlanta Flames (1979–80)4–13–2
20TNovember 20, 19793–3@ Colorado Rockies (1979–80)4–13–3
21LNovember 21, 19790–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80)4–14–3
22LNovember 24, 19791–6Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)4–15–3
23TNovember 25, 19792–2@ Quebec Nordiques (1979–80)4–15–4
24LNovember 28, 19792–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80)4–16–4
25WDecember 1, 19797–2Quebec Nordiques (1979–80)5–16–4
26LDecember 2, 19790–2@ Buffalo Sabres (1979–80)5–17–4
27TDecember 4, 19793–3Hartford Whalers (1979–80)5–17–5
28LDecember 7, 19793–5Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80)5–18–5
29LDecember 8, 19791–5@ St. Louis Blues (1979–80)5–19–5
30LDecember 12, 19794–5Minnesota North Stars (1979–80)5–20–5
31WDecember 15, 19795–4New York Rangers (1979–80)6–20–5
32LDecember 19, 19794–5@ Hartford Whalers (1979–80)6–21–5
33WDecember 21, 19792–1Vancouver Canucks (1979–80)7–21–5
34LDecember 22, 19791–2@ New York Islanders (1979–80)7–22–5
35WDecember 26, 19798–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80)8–22–5
36WDecember 28, 19796–2Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80)9–22–5
37LDecember 30, 19792–5@ New York Rangers (1979–80)9–23–5
38WJanuary 4, 19806–3@ Hartford Whalers (1979–80)10–23–5
39TJanuary 5, 19802–2@ Minnesota North Stars (1979–80)10–23–6
40WJanuary 11, 19807–4Vancouver Canucks (1979–80)11–23–6
41LJanuary 12, 19802–5@ New York Islanders (1979–80)11–24–6
42LJanuary 15, 19804–7@ Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)11–25–6
43LJanuary 16, 19802–5Edmonton Oilers (1979–80)11–26–6
44TJanuary 19, 19804–4Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)11–26–7
45LJanuary 20, 19802–3@ Quebec Nordiques (1979–80)11–27–7
46WJanuary 22, 19805–4Winnipeg Jets (1979–80)12–27–7
47TJanuary 26, 19801–1Quebec Nordiques (1979–80)12–27–8
48WJanuary 27, 19807–1New York Islanders (1979–80)13–27–8
49LJanuary 30, 19802–5@ Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80)13–28–8
50LFebruary 1, 19802–4@ Atlanta Flames (1979–80)13–29–8
51LFebruary 2, 19803–6New York Rangers (1979–80)13–30–8
52TFebruary 6, 19802–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1979–80)13–30–9
53WFebruary 8, 19806–3@ Winnipeg Jets (1979–80)14–30–9
54WFebruary 12, 19805–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1979–80)15–30–9
55LFebruary 15, 19802–8@ Edmonton Oilers (1979–80)15–31–9
56WFebruary 16, 19805–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1979–80)16–31–9
57WFebruary 19, 19803–1Montreal Canadiens (1979–80)17–31–9
58LFebruary 21, 19800–3@ Atlanta Flames (1979–80)17–32–9
59WFebruary 23, 19806–2Chicago Black Hawks (1979–80)18–32–9
60TFebruary 24, 19801–1@ Colorado Rockies (1979–80)18–32–10
61WFebruary 26, 19805–3Los Angeles Kings (1979–80)19–32–10
62LFebruary 28, 19801–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1979–80)19–33–10
63LMarch 1, 19803–6@ Montreal Canadiens (1979–80)19–34–10
64LMarch 2, 19801–3Colorado Rockies (1979–80)19–35–10
65WMarch 5, 19807–5St. Louis Blues (1979–80)20–35–10
66WMarch 8, 19809–5Hartford Whalers (1979–80)21–35–10
67WMarch 9, 19803–1New York Islanders (1979–80)22–35–10
68WMarch 12, 19806–4Boston Bruins (1979–80)23–35–10
69WMarch 15, 19805–2Detroit Red Wings (1979–80)24–35–10
70TMarch 16, 19803–3@ Boston Bruins (1979–80)24–35–11
71WMarch 18, 19804–1Colorado Rockies (1979–80)25–35–11
72LMarch 21, 19803–4Minnesota North Stars (1979–80)25–36–11
73LMarch 22, 19802–6@ St. Louis Blues (1979–80)25–37–11
74LMarch 24, 19801–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1979–80)25–38–11
75WMarch 26, 19804–2St. Louis Blues (1979–80)26–38–11
76TMarch 29, 19803–3Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)26–38–12
77LMarch 30, 19800–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80)26–39–12
78WApril 1, 19806–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1979–80)27–39–12
79LApril 3, 19802–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1979–80)27–40–12
80TApril 5, 19804–4Atlanta Flames (1979–80)27–40–13

Playoffs

The Capitals still failed to make the playoffs. Washington was tied with the Edmonton Oilers for the last berth with two games remaining, but lost to the Philadelphia Flyers and tied the Atlanta Flames, while the Oilers tied the Minnesota North Stars and defeated the Colorado Rockies to finish two points ahead.

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Mike GartnerRW773632686615403
Ryan WalterC/LW80244266106-11211
Bengt-Ake GustafssonRW8022386017-17613
Robert PicardD78114354122-21501
Rolf EdbergC6323234612-5417
Paul MulveyLW77151934240-8203
Mark LofthouseRW/C6815183320-9101
Bob SiroisRW4915173218-5412
Guy CharronC331120316-2501
Dennis MarukC2710172780110
Tom RoweRW4110172776-9402
Wes JarvisC631115268-3000
Rick GreenD714202452-10001
Antero LehtonenLW659122114-4201
Alan HangslebenD3710717451201
Mike KaszyckiC287101710-5100
Leif SvenssonD474111521-10000
Pierre BouchardD54591416-7000
Paul MacKinnonD631111222-1000
Errol RausseLW2462804000
Peter ScamurraD233586-1100
Gord LaneD19246531000
Greg PolisLW2815619-6000
Pat RibbleD19156302000
Yvon LabreD18055383000
Tim CoulisLW1912327-6000
Glen CurrieC322022-2000
Dennis HextallLW1511249-5000
Tony CassolatoRW902202000
Wayne StephensonG56022200000
Brent TremblayD910161000
Rollie BoutinG1801160000
Gary RisslingLW1101149-6000
Greg ThebergeD120110-3000
Steve ClippingdaleLW300000000
Bob GirardLW100000000
Gary InnessG1400020000
Claude NoelC70000-3000
Harvie PoczaLW100000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Wayne Stephenson3146561824101873.570
Rollie Boutin92718771543.500
Gary Inness72714292443.630
Team:4800802740132853.560

[2]

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 1979 NHL Entry Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
14Mike Gartner (RW) CanadaCincinnati Stingers (WHA)
224Errol Rausse (LW) CanadaSeattle Breakers (WHL)
467Harvie Pocza (LW) CanadaBillings Bighorns (WHL)
588Tim Tookey (C) CanadaPortland Winter Hawks (WHL)
6109Greg Theberge (D) CanadaPeterborough Petes (OMJHL)

See also

References
  1. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. "1979-80 Washington Capitals Statistics – Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
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