NHL game summary from March 23, 1983
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (29-34-12) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Washington Capitals (37-22-15) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | WAS, | Mike Gartner 37 (Bengt Gustafsson, Dennis Maruk), :56 |
| VAN, | Stan Smyl 34 (Darcy Rota, Rick Lanz), 19:30 - PP | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Randy Holt, WAS [Fighting, Game misconduct] 4:14 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, VAN [Game misconduct, Match penalty] 4:14 | ||
| Kevin McCarthy, VAN [Hi-sticking] 8:33 | ||
| Bobby Carpenter, WAS [Hi-sticking] 8:33 | ||
| Scott Stevens, WAS [Tripping] 19:12 | ||
| 2: | Darcy Rota, VAN [Fighting] 14:34 | |
| Timo Blomqvist, WAS [Fighting] 14:34 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: VAN: 27 minutes
WAS: 24 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Halward | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Lanz | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gary Lupul | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Nill | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tony Tanti | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lars Lindgren | 13 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Blair MacDonald | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Kirton | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Patrik Sundstrom | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Ron Delorme | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ivan Hlinka | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | -1 | 0 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jiri Bubla | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| John Garrett | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 21 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Riggin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Stevens | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Randy Holt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Langway | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Brian Engblom | 9 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Carpenter | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Glen Currie | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gaetan Duchesne | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Haworth | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Timo Blomqvist | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Laughlin | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Theberge | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bobby Gould | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Doug Jarvis | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Valentine | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Milan Novy | 66 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 14- 2- 5-21
WAS: 10-10-16-36
Goalies: VAN: John Garrett (T, 13-14-4)
WAS: Pat Riggin (T, 16-8-8)
Referee: Kerry Fraser
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 11,401
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