New York Islanders
at
Washington Capitals
Dec 23, 1983 · Capital Centre
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| New York Islanders |
3 | 22 |
| Washington Capitals |
7 | 41 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 16:14 | WSH | Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (14) | Dave Christian (24), Craig Laughlin (11) | 0 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 05:58 | WSH | Doug Jarvis (7) | Gary McAdam (3), Mike Gartner (17) | 0 - 2 |
| 13:54 | WSH | Craig Laughlin (8) | Dave Christian (25), Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (22) | 0 - 3 |
| 16:39 | WSH | Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (15) | Bobby Gould (4), Larry Murphy (17) | 0 - 4 |
| 19:12 | NYI | Brent Sutter (20) PP | Mike Bossy (27), Gord Dineen (4) | 1 - 4 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 01:03 | NYI | Greg Gilbert (7) | Bryan Trottier (36) | 2 - 4 |
| 05:15 | NYI | Mike Bossy (27) | Bryan Trottier (37), Greg Gilbert (17) | 3 - 4 |
| 07:33 | WSH | Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (16) | Dave Christian (26) | 3 - 5 |
| 10:44 | WSH | Mike Gartner (18) | Timo Blomqvist (5), Gary McAdam (4) | 3 - 6 |
| 18:35 | WSH | Bobby Gould (9) | Gaetan Duchesne (9), Glen Currie (11) | 3 - 7 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 00:47 | NYI | Bob Bourne | Hooking | 2 |
| 04:42 | WSH | Bengt-Ake Gustafsson | Slashing | 2 |
| 08:03 | NYI | Mats Hallin | Holding | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 08:23 | NYI | Bobby Nystrom | Slashing | 2 |
| 14:17 | NYI | Mats Hallin | High sticking | 2 |
| 17:23 | WSH | Al Jensen | High sticking | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 13:19 | WSH | Scott Stevens | High sticking | 2 |
| 15:49 | NYI | Mats Hallin | Roughing | 2 |
| 15:49 | NYI | Mats Hallin | Fighting | 5 |
| 15:49 | WSH | Timo Blomqvist | Roughing | 2 |
| 15:49 | WSH | Timo Blomqvist | Fighting | 5 |
New York Islanders
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |  Greg Gilbert |
L | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Mike Bossy |
R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Bryan Trottier |
C | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Brent Sutter |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Gord Dineen |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Ken Morrow |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Stefan Persson |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Duane Sutter |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Bob Bourne |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  John Tonelli |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Butch Goring |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Tomas Jonsson |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Bobby Nystrom |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Gord Lane |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Dave Langevin |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Mats Hallin |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Anders Kallur |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 90 |  Clark Gillies |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Roland Melanson |
L | 41 | 34 | 7 | 60:00 |
Washington Capitals
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 |  Bengt-Ake Gustafsson |
L | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Dave Christian |
R | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Bobby Gould |
R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Craig Laughlin |
R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Mike Gartner |
R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Gary McAdam |
R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Doug Jarvis |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Timo Blomqvist |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Gaetan Duchesne |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Glen Currie |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 55 |  Larry Murphy |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Scott Stevens |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Rod Langway |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Bobby Carpenter |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Greg Adams |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Dave Shand |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Darren Veitch |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 29 |  Peter Andersson |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 |  Al Jensen |
W | 22 | 19 | 3 | 60:00 |