NHL game summary from October 18, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (1-4-0) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Washington Capitals (2-1-1) |
3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 1: | WAS, | Mike Gartner 1 (Dennis Maruk, Rick Green), 9:10 - PP |
| WAS, | Dennis Maruk 4 (Jean Pronovost), 14:49 - SH | |
| NYR, | Ron Duguay 1 (Dave Silk, Dave Maloney), 16:15 - PP | |
| WAS, | Dennis Maruk 5, 19:10 | |
| 2: | WAS, | Mike Gartner 2 (Jean Pronovost, Dennis Maruk), 9:58 - PP |
| WAS, | Mike Gartner 3 (Ryan Walter), 11:40 | |
| WAS, | Mike Gartner 4 (Ryan Walter), 17:12 | |
| 3: | WAS, | Bengt Gustafsson 2 (Yvon Labre, Pierre Bouchard), 3:42 |
| WAS, | Guy Charron 1 (Alan Hangsleben, Bengt Gustafsson), 10:11 | |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 1 (Tom Laidlaw, Ed Hospodar), 19:30 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Alan Hangsleben, WAS [Hooking] 5:04 |
| Guy Charron, WAS [Boarding] 7:17 | |
| Mario Marois, NYR [Hi-sticking] 7:17 | |
| Cam Connor, NYR [Fighting] 8:47 | |
| Bob Kelly, WAS [Fighting] 8:47 | |
| Ed Johnstone, NYR [Hooking] 8:47 | |
| Yvon Labre, WAS [Hooking] 14:26 | |
| Mario Marois, NYR [Fighting] 16:30 | |
| Paul Mulvey, WAS [Fighting] 16:30 | |
| 2: | Paul MacKinnon, WAS [Holding] 0:24 |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Boarding] 2:31 | |
| Cam Connor, NYR [Charging, Unsportsmanlike conduct, Fighting, Misconduct] 5:39 | |
| Yvon Labre, WAS [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Fighting, Misconduct] 5:39 | |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Slashing] 7:13 | |
| Dennis Maruk, WAS [Slashing] 7:13 | |
| Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Hooking] 8:02 | |
| Rolf Edberg, WAS [Spearing double minor] 16:31 | |
| Mario Marois, NYR [Spearing double minor] 16:31 | |
| Pat Ribble, WAS [Elbowing] 18:59 | |
| 3: | Dave Silk, NYR [Fighting] 8:26 |
| Mike Gartner, WAS [Fighting] 8:26 | |
| Bob Kelly, WAS [Holding] 14:53 | |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Slashing] 16:03 |
Penalty time: NYR: 50 minutes
WAS: 50 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Laidlaw | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Tim Bothwell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Mike Allison | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dave Silk | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Cam Connor | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Hospodar | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | -4 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Soetaert | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -24 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -24 | 21 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ribble | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darren Veitch | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 1 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| Alan Hangsleben | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Paul MacKinnon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Jean Pronovost | 22 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 1 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 23 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 23 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 10- 3- 9-22
WAS: 8-13- 7-28
Goalies: NYR: Doug Soetaert (L, 1-1-0),
John Davidson WAS: Wayne Stephenson (W, 1-1-0) Referee: Bob Myers Linesmen: Paul Flaherty, Leon Stickle Attendance: 13,790
John Davidson WAS: Wayne Stephenson (W, 1-1-0) Referee: Bob Myers Linesmen: Paul Flaherty, Leon Stickle Attendance: 13,790
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