Washington Capitals

1978-79 Roster

NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	AGE	BIRTHPLACE
Chuck Arnason C. Arnason	RW	5'10"	183	7/15/1951	27	Dauphin, Canada
Jim Bedard J. Bedard	G	6'0"	178	11/14/1956	22	Niagara Falls, Canada
Michel Bergeron M. Bergeron	RW	5'10"	170	11/11/1954	24	Chicoutimi, Canada
Pierre Bouchard P. Bouchard	D	6'2"	205	2/20/1948	30	Longueuil, Canada
Rollie Boutin R. Boutin	G	5'10"	189	11/6/1957	21	Westlock, Canada
Rick Bragnalo R. Bragnalo	C	5'8"	160	12/1/1951	27	Fort William, Canada
Nelson Burton N. Burton	LW	6'0"	205	11/6/1957	21	Sydney, Canada
Greg Carroll G. Carroll	C	6'0"	185	10/10/1956	22	Gimley, Canada
Guy Charron G. Charron	C	5'10"	170	1/24/1949	30	Verdun, Canada
Rolf Edberg R. Edberg	C	5'10"	174	9/29/1950	28	Stockholm, Sweden
Dave Forbes D. Forbes	LW	5'10"	180	11/16/1948	30	Montreal, Canada
Bob Girard B. Girard	LW	6'0"	180	4/12/1949	29	Montreal, Canada
Eddy Godin E. Godin	RW	5'10"	190	3/29/1957	21	Donnacona, Canada
Rick Green R. Green	D	6'3"	220	2/20/1956	22	Belleville, Canada
Dennis Hextall D. Hextall	C	5'11"	175	4/17/1943	35	Winnipeg, Canada
Gary Inness G. Inness	G	6'0"	194	5/28/1949	29	Toronto, Canada
Yvon Labre Y. Labre	D	5'11"	190	11/29/1949	29	Sudbury, Canada
Ron Lalonde R. Lalonde	C	5'10"	170	10/30/1952	26	Toronto, Canada
Gord Lane G. Lane	D	6'1"	190	3/31/1953	25	Brandon, Canada
Mark Lofthouse M. Lofthouse	RW	6'2"	195	4/21/1957	21	New Westminster, Canada
Jack Lynch J. Lynch	D	6'2"	180	5/28/1952	26	Toronto, Canada
Mike Marson M. Marson	LW	5'8"	200	7/24/1955	23	Scarborough, Canada
Dennis Maruk D. Maruk	C	5'8"	175	11/17/1955	23	Toronto, Canada
Gerry Meehan G. Meehan	C	6'2"	200	9/3/1946	32	Toronto, Canada
Paul Mulvey P. Mulvey	LW	6'3"	216	9/27/1958	20	Sudbury, Canada
Douglas Patey D. Patey	RW	5'10"	180	12/28/1956	22	Toronto, Canada
Craig Patrick C. Patrick	RW	6'0"	190	5/20/1946	32	Detroit, MI
Robert Picard R. Picard	D	6'2"	207	5/25/1957	21	Montreal, Canada
Greg Polis G. Polis	LW	5'10"	185	8/8/1950	28	Westlock, Canada
Bill Riley B. Riley	RW	5'11"	195	9/20/1950	28	Amherst, Canada
Gary Rissling G. Rissling	D	5'9"	174	8/18/1956	22	Saskatoon, Canada
Tom Rowe T. Rowe	RW	6'0"	190	5/23/1956	22	Lynn, MA
Peter Scamurra P. Scamurra	D	6'3"	180	2/23/1955	23	Buffalo, NY
Bob Sirois B. Sirois	RW	6'0"	178	2/6/1954	24	Montreal, Canada
Gord Smith G. Smith	D	5'10"	174	11/17/1949	29	Perth, Canada
Blair Stewart B. Stewart	LW	5'11"	185	3/15/1953	25	Winnipeg, Canada
Leif Svensson L. Svensson	D	6'3"	189	7/18/1951	27	Harnosand, Sweden
Brent Tremblay B. Tremblay	D	6'2"	194	11/1/1957	21	North Bay, Canada
Ryan Walter R. Walter	C	6'0"	200	4/23/1958	20	New Westminster, Canada
Bryan Watson B. Watson	D	5'9"	175	11/14/1942	36	Bancroft, Canada
Bernie Wolfe B. Wolfe	G			12/18/1951	27	Montreal, Canada

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NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

15

Kaprizov

14

Draisaitl

13

Connor

Assists Leaders

34

McDavid

20

Bouchard

19

Fox

Points Leaders

44

McDavid

31

Draisaitl

30

Bouchard

Hits Leaders

93

Sherwood

78

Pospisil

75

Trenin

Blocks Leaders

49

Seider

47

Weegar

43

Murphy

Wins Leaders

10

Wallstedt

10

Kochetkov

8

Blackwood

Goals Against Leaders

1.33

Ullmark

1.64

Kochetkov

1.79

Tarasov

Save Percentage Leaders

.945

Ullmark

.930

Tarasov

.925

Fowler

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings

4.12

4.00

3.83

Goals Against Rankings

2.24

2.25

2.33

Power Play Rankings

38.3

36.2

33.9

Penalty Kill Rankings

90.6

90.4

90.0

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

13-4

11-5

11-6

9-5

9-6

Worst Record ATS

5-12

6-11

5-9

6-10

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Bruins	12	4	1	25	24
Canadiens	10	3	3	23	6
Lightning	10	3	2	22	10
Senators	10	6	1	21	2
Panthers	9	5	2	20	5
Maple Leafs	8	7	2	18	6
Sabres	7	5	3	17	-7
Red Wings	7	7	3	17	-3
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	13	3	2	28	26
Devils	11	5	0	22	10
Rangers	9	7	1	19	2
Capitals	8	6	0	16	1
Islanders	7	6	2	16	-1
Blue Jackets	7	7	0	14	-4
Penguins	5	9	2	12	-7
Flyers	4	10	4	12	-22

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Wild	11	3	3	25	18
Mammoth	10	6	1	21	2
Stars	9	5	2	20	7
Avalanche	9	6	2	20	12
Predators	7	4	5	19	-1
Blues	7	7	2	16	-1
Jets	6	8	3	15	-15
Blackhawks	4	12	1	9	-30
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Oilers	11	3	3	25	18
Golden Knights	11	5	2	24	10
Kraken	9	5	1	19	1
Ducks	8	7	1	17	-2
Flames	7	8	1	15	-16
Sharks	7	9	1	15	-17
Kings	5	7	2	12	-4
Canucks	3	14	1	7	-30