⚜️ Away Nordiques 9-14-0 before this game

2–7

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
QUE	0	0	0	2
WSH	0	0	0	7

Nordiques at Capitals

Capitals beat Nordiques 7–2 at Capital One Arena on December 1, 1979.

🗓 Sat, Dec 1, 1979 · 12:30 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1979-80 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Wes Jarvis

1 G, 3 A

3 shots · +4

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Mike Gartner

3 G

4 shots · +4

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Tom Rowe

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚜️QUE WSH🦅

22 Shots on goal 34

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4

15 Penalty minutes 14

QUE shooting 9.1% (2/22) WSH shooting 20.6% (7/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚜️Nordiques

Goran Hogosta

0/7

.000 SV% · 7 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Gary Inness

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Nordiques

Nordiques — tied after 1st: 9-14 (39% win rate, 23 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 7-17 (29% win rate, 24 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Nordiques

Nordiques — tied after 2nd: 9-14 (39% win rate, 23 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 7-17 (29% win rate, 24 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Capitals lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

Nov 25, 1979

🦅WSH @ ⚜️QUE

2–2 · Capitals won

❓ QUE vs WSH, answered

Who won Nordiques vs Capitals on December 1, 1979?

Capitals won 7–2.

What was the final score of Nordiques vs Capitals?

The final score was Nordiques 2, Capitals 7.

How did the Nordiques goalie play?

Goran Hogosta made 0 saves on 7 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Gary Inness made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Nordiques vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

What is the Nordiques vs Capitals season series?

Capitals lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

⚜️Nordiques

Previous game · Nov 28

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Nov 28

Also on December 1, 1979

Nordiques season page Capitals season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule