NHL game summary from March 21, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (42-15-16) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Washington Capitals (22-33-17) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | STL, | Larry Patey 20 (Ed Kea), 8:16 |
| WAS, | Dennis Maruk 43 (Bob Kelly), 9:32 | |
| STL, | Brian Sutter 30 (Bernie Federko, Blair Chapman), 13:12 - PP | |
| 3: | STL, | Wayne Babych 51 (Rick Lapointe), 1:50 |
| WAS, | Tim Tookey 4 (Mike Gartner, Dennis Maruk), 12:47 - PP | |
| WAS, | Tim Tookey 5 (Rick Smith), 15:55 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Brian Sutter, STL [Fighting] 4:53 |
| Pat Ribble, WAS [Fighting] 4:53 | |
| Howard Walker, WAS [Holding] 6:10 | |
| Ryan Walter, WAS [Fighting] 9:53 | |
| Perry Turnbull, STL [Slashing, Fighting] 9:53 | |
| Gerry Hart, STL [Slashing] 11:48 | |
| Rolf Edberg, WAS [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 12:23 | |
| Perry Turnbull, STL [Tripping] 18:11 | |
| 2: | Alan Hangsleben, WAS [Hooking] 5:35 |
| Alan Hangsleben, WAS [Boarding] 12:04 | |
| Dennis Maruk, WAS [Roughing] 14:24 | |
| Larry Patey, STL [Roughing] 14:24 | |
| Gerry Hart, STL [Hooking] 15:18 | |
| Gerry Hart, STL [Interference] 18:34 | |
| 3: | Jorgen Pettersson, STL [Tripping] 12:29 |
Penalty time: STL: 24 minutes
WAS: 20 minutes
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Liut | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Perry Turnbull | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Babych | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Micheletti | 12 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Blair Chapman | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Tony Currie | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jack Brownschidle | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kea | 17 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rick Lapointe | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Blake Dunlop | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Stewart | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Zuke | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jorgen Pettersson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Crombeen | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 33 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ribble | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Howard Walker | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim McTaggart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Darren Veitch | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Alan Hangsleben | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Tim Tookey | 18 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rick Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Glen Currie | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Inness | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 16-11- 6-33
WAS: 5-12- 7-24
Goalies: STL: Mike Liut (T, 30-11-13)
WAS: Gary Inness (T, 0-0-1)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Paul Flaherty
Attendance: 12,619
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