NHL game summary from December 10, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (9-9-10) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 New York Rangers (10-15-4) |
0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | NYR, | Jere Gillis 5 (Anders Hedberg, Dave Maloney), 3:24 |
| WAS, | Mike Gartner 17, 12:09 | |
| NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 4 (Ed Johnstone), 19:08 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Ed Johnstone 5 (Walt Tkaczuk, Dave Maloney), 6:22 - SH |
| NYR, | Don Maloney 5 (Ron Greschner, Dave Silk), 13:57 | |
| WAS, | Mike Gartner 18 (Dennis Maruk, Bob Kelly), 15:36 | |
| NYR, | Mike Allison 11 (Ron Greschner, Jere Gillis), 16:31 | |
| NYR, | Ron Greschner 12 (Steve Vickers, Walt Tkaczuk), 19:59 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Chris Kotsopoulos, NYR [Roughing, Fighting] 0:13 |
| Bob Kelly, WAS [Roughing, Fighting] 0:13 | |
| Chris Kotsopoulos, NYR [Roughing] 13:21 | |
| Ryan Walter, WAS [Hooking] 14:25 | |
| Darren Veitch, WAS [Tripping] 14:25 | |
| Tom Laidlaw, NYR [Tripping] 15:02 | |
| Ed Johnstone, NYR [Elbowing] 17:41 | |
| 2: | Jim McTaggart, WAS [Roughing] 10:55 |
| Ed Hospodar, NYR [Roughing] 10:55 | |
| Mike Allison, NYR [Hi-sticking] 19:42 | |
| 3: | Ed Hospodar, NYR [Elbowing] 5:08 |
Penalty time: WAS: 13 minutes
NYR: 19 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ribble | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Howard Walker | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jim McTaggart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Darren Veitch | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Alan Hangsleben | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Wes Jarvis | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Jean Pronovost | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -24 | 18 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -24 | 18 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Laidlaw | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jere Gillis | 6 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Doug Sulliman | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Allison | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Silk | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ed Hospodar | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Kotsopoulos | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 24 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 24 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 4- 5-10-19
NYR: 9-12-10-31
Goalies: WAS: Wayne Stephenson (L, 4-4-5)
NYR: Wayne Thomas (W, 3-2-0)
Referee: Ron Fournier
Linesmen: Ron Foyt, Bob Luther
Attendance: 17,383
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