🐧 Away Penguins 11-12-0 before this game

5–3

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
PIT	0	0	0	5
WSH	0	0	0	3

Penguins at Capitals

Penguins beat Capitals 5–3 at Capital One Arena on December 7, 1979.

🗓 Fri, Dec 7, 1979 · 19:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1979-80 🔁 Penguins 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, 2 A

1 shots · +3

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Paul Mulvey

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · +3

3rd star 🐧 PIT

George Ferguson

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT WSH🦅

30 Shots on goal 24

9 Penalty minutes 11

PIT shooting 16.7% (5/30) WSH shooting 12.5% (3/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Greg Millen

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Gary Inness

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 50:28 TOI

Wayne Stephenson

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 09:32 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 11-12 (48% win rate, 23 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 8-19 (30% win rate, 27 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 11-12 (48% win rate, 23 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 8-19 (30% win rate, 27 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Oct 20, 1979

🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT

1–5 · Penguins won

❓ PIT vs WSH, answered

Who won Penguins vs Capitals on December 7, 1979?

Penguins won 5–3.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Capitals?

The final score was Penguins 5, Capitals 3.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Greg Millen made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

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

Where is Penguins vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Penguins vs Capitals season series?

Penguins 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

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Dec 5

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Dec 4

Also on December 7, 1979

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