NHL game summary from December 3, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (13-5-5) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Washington Capitals (8-6-10) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | MIN, | Bobby Smith 12 (Craig Hartsburg, Al MacAdam), 13:21 - PP |
| WAS, | Paul Mulvey 2 (Ryan Walter, Mike Gartner), 14:42 | |
| MIN, | Ron Zanussi 4 (Mike Fidler), 17:16 | |
| 2: | MIN, | Tim Young 10 (Bobby Smith, Mike Fidler), 5:28 - PP |
| 3: | WAS, | Bob Kelly 9 (Dennis Maruk, Jean Pronovost), 12:10 - PP |
| WAS, | Bob Kelly 10 (Dennis Maruk), 12:23 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Curt Giles, MIN [Holding] 2:12 |
| Tim Young, MIN [Tripping] 7:49 | |
| Jean Pronovost, WAS [Holding] 11:58 | |
| 2: | Dennis Maruk, WAS [Hooking] 1:11 |
| Ryan Walter, WAS [Cross checking] 3:50 | |
| Curt Giles, MIN [Slashing] 6:08 | |
| Greg Smith, MIN [Holding] 12:57 | |
| Dennis Maruk, WAS [Roughing] 13:23 | |
| Alan Hangsleben, WAS [Hooking] 14:32 | |
| 3: | Ron Zanussi, MIN [Hooking] 5:34 |
| Mike Gartner, WAS [Hooking] 6:50 | |
| Greg Smith, MIN [Holding] 10:24 |
Penalty time: MIN: 12 minutes
WAS: 12 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Giles | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Paul Shmyr | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom McCarthy | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim Dobson | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 24 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ribble | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Howard Walker | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Veitch | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Alan Hangsleben | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wes Jarvis | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean Pronovost | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Kelly | 24 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Glen Currie | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 9-10- 5-24
WAS: 10-13-11-34
Goalies: MIN: Gilles Meloche (T, 7-2-3)
WAS: Wayne Stephenson (T, 4-2-5)
Referee: Kerry Fraser
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 8,796
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