Washington Capitals
at
New York Islanders
Jan 17, 1981 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Capitals |
4 | 39 |
| New York Islanders |
6 | 44 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 16:17 | WSH | Ryan Walter (14) | Mike Gartner (24), Rick Green (12) | 1 - 0 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 05:49 | WSH | Rolf Edberg (4) | Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (16), James McTaggart (2) | 2 - 0 |
| 16:39 | NYI | John Tonelli (15) | Bobby Nystrom (15), Ken Morrow (3) | 2 - 1 |
| 19:03 | WSH | Ryan Walter (15) | Pat Ribble (8), Rolf Edberg (3) | 3 - 1 |
| 19:36 | NYI | Mike Bossy (46) | Bryan Trottier (52) | 3 - 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 08:35 | NYI | Mike Bossy (47) | Bryan Trottier (53), Bob Lorimer (8) | 3 - 3 |
| 09:53 | WSH | Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (14) | Dennis Ververgaert (19), Rolf Edberg (4) | 4 - 3 |
| 10:06 | NYI | Bob Bourne (22) | Anders Kallur (19), Bob Lorimer (9) | 4 - 4 |
| 15:39 | NYI | Clark Gillies (18) | Bob Lorimer (10), Mike Bossy (31) | 4 - 5 |
| 18:52 | NYI | Mike Bossy (48) | Bryan Trottier (54) | 4 - 6 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 10:56 | NYI | Garry Howatt | Roughing | 2 |
| 10:56 | NYI | Garry Howatt | Fighting | 5 |
| 10:56 | WSH | James McTaggart | Unsportsmanlike conduct | 2 |
| 10:56 | WSH | James McTaggart | Fighting | 5 |
| 10:56 | WSH | James McTaggart | Misconduct | 10 |
| 16:39 | NYI | Denis Potvin | Slashing | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 09:02 | WSH | Rick Green | Tripping | 2 |
| 16:59 | NYI | Gord Lane | Slashing | 2 |
Washington Capitals
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 |  Rolf Edberg |
C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Ryan Walter |
C | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Bengt-Ake Gustafsson |
L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  James McTaggart |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Mike Gartner |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Rick Green |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Dennis Ververgaert |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Pat Ribble |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Yvon Labre |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Dennis Maruk |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Howard Walker |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Rick Smith |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Glen Currie |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Jean Pronovost |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Bob Kelly |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Paul Mulvey |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 32 |  Wes Jarvis |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rollie Boutin |
L | 43 | 38 | 5 | 59:52 |
New York Islanders
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 |  Mike Bossy |
R | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Bob Lorimer |
D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Bryan Trottier |
C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Bob Bourne |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  John Tonelli |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 90 |  Clark Gillies |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Ken Morrow |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Bobby Nystrom |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Anders Kallur |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Denis Potvin |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Stefan Persson |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Garry Howatt |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Lorne Henning |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Wayne Merrick |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Butch Goring |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Gord Lane |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Dave Langevin |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 |  Billy Smith |
W | 39 | 35 | 4 | 60:00 |