NHL game summary from January 3, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (13-14-11) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Minnesota North Stars (19-9-8) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | MIN, | Bobby Smith 16 (Al MacAdam), 7:46 - PP |
| MIN, | Kent-Erik Andersson 11 (Tim Young, Tom McCarthy), 18:53 | |
| 3: | MIN, | Bobby Smith 17 (Al MacAdam, Gordie Roberts), 13:09 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Al MacAdam, MIN [Hi-sticking] 4:40 |
| Bob Kelly, WAS [Roughing] 6:10 | |
| 2: | Rick Green, WAS [Hooking] 6:53 |
| Ron Zanussi, MIN [Holding] 8:43 | |
| 3: | Gordie Roberts, MIN [Fighting] 18:05 |
| Jim McTaggart, WAS [Misconduct] 18:05 | |
| Jean Pronovost, WAS [Misconduct] 18:05 | |
| Bob Kelly, WAS [Misconduct] 18:05 | |
| Steve Christoff, MIN [Misconduct] 18:05 | |
| Ron Zanussi, MIN [Misconduct] 18:05 | |
| Mike Eaves, MIN [Misconduct] 18:05 | |
| Fred Barrett, MIN [Misconduct] 18:05 | |
| Rick Green, WAS [Misconduct] 18:05 | |
| [served by A. Henderson], WAS [Player leaving bench] 18:05 | |
| [served by Jack Carlson], MIN [Player leaving bench] 18:05 |
Penalty time: WAS: 46 minutes
MIN: 51 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Walker | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jim McTaggart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -2 | 2 |
| Darren Veitch | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alan Hangsleben | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wes Jarvis | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Tookey | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Kelly | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Archie Henderson | 31 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 20 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Giles | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Paul Shmyr | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| Gordie Roberts | 10 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Tom McCarthy | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Eaves | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| Jack Carlson | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Christoff | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 8- 4- 8-20
MIN: 10-11- 9-30
Goalies: WAS: Mike Palmateer (L, 9-8-6)
MIN: Gilles Meloche (W, 8-4-4)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 13,171
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