NHL game summary from March 12, 1983
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (33-22-14) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 New York Islanders (36-23-12) |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 1: | NYI, | Mike Bossy 49 (Bob Bourne, Bryan Trottier), 6:50 - PP |
| WAS, | Ken Houston 23 (Alan Haworth, Bobby Carpenter), 8:29 | |
| NYI, | Clark Gillies 17 (Tomas Jonsson), 14:15 | |
| WAS, | Bobby Gould 21 (Glen Currie, Scott Stevens), 17:51 | |
| 2: | NYI, | Mike Bossy 50 (Bryan Trottier), 10:38 |
| NYI, | Dave Langevin 3 (Brent Sutter, Clark Gillies), 11:45 | |
| NYI, | Duane Sutter 12 (Denis Potvin), 14:46 | |
| 3: | NYI, | Clark Gillies 18 (Brent Sutter), 14:40 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Timo Blomqvist, WAS [Hooking] 5:38 |
| Greg Gilbert, NYI [Boarding] 9:43 | |
| Ken Morrow, NYI [Cross checking] 14:40 | |
| Dave Langevin, NYI [Tripping] 18:04 | |
| Dennis Maruk, WAS [Hooking] 18:53 | |
| 2: | Bryan Trottier, NYI [Slashing] 5:13 |
| John Tonelli, NYI [Slashing] 7:20 | |
| Al Jensen, WAS [Slashing] 12:23 | |
| Butch Goring, NYI [Slashing] 12:23 | |
| Timo Blomqvist, WAS [Interference] 15:27 | |
| 3: | Scott Stevens, WAS [Roughing] 7:35 |
| John Tonelli, NYI [Roughing] 7:35 | |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 15:45 | |
| Bobby Gould, WAS [Roughing] 15:45 | |
| Stefan Persson, NYI [Slashing] 18:52 | |
| Billy Smith, NYI [Slashing double major] 19:43 |
Penalty time: WAS: 12 minutes
NYI: 30 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Stevens | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Randy Holt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rod Langway | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Brian Engblom | 9 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bobby Carpenter | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Glen Currie | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gaetan Duchesne | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Alan Haworth | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Timo Blomqvist | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Theberge | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bobby Gould | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Doug Jarvis | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Chris Valentine | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Al Jensen | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Milan Novy | 66 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 26 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomas Jonsson | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Ken Morrow | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Duane Sutter | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Gilbert | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Brent Sutter | 21 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Carroll | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Goring | 91 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 43 | ||||||
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 43 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 13- 5- 8-26
NYI: 13-19-11-43
Goalies: WAS: Al Jensen (L, 18-10-6)
NYI: Billy Smith (W, 15-12-7)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Dan McCourt
Attendance: 15,230
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