1979-80 Washington Capitals Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 27-40-13 - 67 points
Finishing 5th in the NHL's Patrick Division
Coach: Danny Belisle (4-10-2)
Coach: Gary Green (23-30-11)
Location: Landover, Maryland
1979-80 Washington Capitals RosterTeam Record: 27-40-13 - 67 points
Finishing 5th in the NHL's Patrick Division
Coach: Danny Belisle (4-10-2)
Coach: Gary Green (23-30-11)
Location: Landover, Maryland
1979-80 Washington Capitals Results
The Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League ended the 1979-80 season with a record of 27 wins and 40 losses and 13 ties for 67 points, finishing fifth in the NHL's Patrick Division.
The Capitals scored 261 goals and surrendered 293. Mike Gartner netted 36 goals for Washington, while Robert Picard contributed 43 assists. Wayne Stephenson topped the squad with 18 wins and a team-best 3.57 goals against average, pacing regular goalies.
Danny Belisle and Gary Green coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Gartner | R | 77 | 36 | 32 | 68 | 66 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 228 | 15.8 |
| Ryan Walter | C | 80 | 24 | 42 | 66 | 106 | -1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 157 | 15.3 |
| Bengt-Ake Gustafsson | R | 80 | 22 | 38 | 60 | 17 | -17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 185 | 11.9 |
| Robert Picard | D | 78 | 11 | 43 | 54 | 122 | -21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 212 | 5.2 |
| Rolf Edberg | C | 63 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 12 | -5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 136 | 16.9 |
| Paul Mulvey | L | 77 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 240 | -8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 140 | 10.7 |
| Mark Lofthouse | R | 68 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 20 | -9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 138 | 10.9 |
| Bob Sirois | R | 49 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 18 | -5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 110 | 13.6 |
| Guy Charron | C | 33 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 6 | -2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 13.8 |
| Tom Rowe | R | 41 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 76 | -9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 107 | 9.3 |
| Dennis Maruk | C | 27 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 17.2 |
| Wes Jarvis | C | 63 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 8 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 25.6 |
| Rick Green | D | 71 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 52 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 105 | 3.8 |
| Antero Lehtonen | L | 65 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 14 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 8.9 |
| Al Hangsleben | D | 37 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 14.9 |
| Mike Kaszycki | C | 28 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 10 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 20.6 |
| Leif Svensson | D | 47 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 21 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 9.8 |
| Pierre Bouchard | D | 54 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 16 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 8.5 |
| Paul MacKinnon | D | 63 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 22 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 1.5 |
| Errol Rausse | L | 24 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 25.0 |
| Peter Scamurra | D | 23 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18.8 |
| Gord Lane | D | 19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12.5 |
| Greg Polis | L | 28 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 19 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 3.3 |
| Pat Ribble | D | 19 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6.7 |
| Yvon Labre | D | 18 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Tim Coulis | F | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 27 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 |
| Glen Currie | C | 32 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8.0 |
| Dennis Hextall | C | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 49 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5.9 |
| Tony Cassolato | R | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Wayne Stephenson | G | 56 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brent Tremblay | D | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 |
| Rollie Boutin | G | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Greg Theberge | D | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0.0 |
| Gary Rissling | L | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 49 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Claude Noel | C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Gary Inness | G | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Clippingdale | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Harvie Pocza | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Bob Girard | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1439 | 261 | 417 | 678 | 1186 | -120 | 54 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 2275 | 11.5 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Stephenson | 56 | 3146 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 187 | 3.57 | 0 | ||
| Rollie Boutin | 18 | 927 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 3.50 | 0 | ||
| Gary Inness | 14 | 727 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 3.63 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 88 | 4800 | 27 | 40 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 285 | 3.56 | 0 |
