All NHL game summaries from January 4, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (19-9-9) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Buffalo Sabres (18-9-11) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1: | MIN, | Steve Christoff 8 (Greg Smith, Ron Zanussi), 6:32 |
| MIN, | Steve Payne 14 (Al MacAdam, Bobby Smith), 19:54 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | BUF, | Derek Smith 13 (John Van Boxmeer), 7:48 |
| BUF, | Alan Haworth 3 (Bill Hajt), 16:21 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gilbert Perreault, BUF [Hooking] 8:11 |
| 2: | Mike Ramsey, BUF [Slashing] 6:11 |
| Greg Smith, MIN [Holding] 10:31 | |
| Mike Ramsey, BUF [Holding] 12:41 | |
| 3: | Bobby Smith, MIN [Interference] 2:57 |
Penalty time: MIN: 4 minutes
BUF: 6 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Giles | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Shmyr | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gordie Roberts | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom McCarthy | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Eaves | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Steve Christoff | 28 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Beaupre | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 17 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 17 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Dunn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Ramsey | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Dudley | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alan Haworth | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rob McClanahan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gilles Hamel | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 9- 4- 4-17
BUF: 5- 8-16-29
Goalies: MIN: Don Beaupre (T, 11-5-5)
BUF: Don Edwards (T, 10-4-5)
Referee: Ron Harris
Linesmen: Paul Flaherty, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 16,433
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (13-20-5) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
 Calgary Flames (18-12-8) |
3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 1: | CAL, | Kent Nilsson 17, 3:20 |
| CAL, | Eric Vail 16, 4:50 | |
| TOR, | Rick Vaive 18 (Pat Hickey), 5:06 | |
| CAL, | Paul Reinhart 7 (Don Lever, Willi Plett), 19:25 - PP | |
| 2: | CAL, | Brad Smith 6 (Bob Murdoch, Brad Marsh), 4:49 |
| TOR, | Pat Hickey 9 (Rick Vaive, Ian Turnbull), 10:52 | |
| 3: | CAL, | Paul Reinhart 8 (Kent Nilsson, Pekka Rautakallio), 3:59 - PP |
| TOR, | Ian Turnbull 9 (Laurie Boschman, Rocky Saganiuk), 14:37 - PP | |
| TOR, | Bill McCreary 1 (Darryl Sittler, Wilf Paiement), 14:56 | |
| CAL, | Don Lever 12 (Kent Nilsson, Paul Reinhart), 15:08 | |
| CAL, | Bob MacMillan 11 (Eric Vail, Jim Peplinski), 15:53 | |
| TOR, | Laurie Boschman 11 (Rocky Saganiuk), 16:48 | |
| CAL, | Willi Plett 22 (Kent Nilsson, Don Lever), 18:08 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Brad Smith, CAL [Fighting] 3:45 |
| Barry Melrose, TOR [Fighting] 3:45 | |
| Rocky Saganiuk, TOR [Holding] 8:45 | |
| Brad Smith, CAL [Fighting] 12:05 | |
| Rocky Saganiuk, TOR [Fighting] 12:05 | |
| Ian Turnbull, TOR [Tripping] 18:43 | |
| 2: | Pekka Rautakallio, CAL [Hooking] 1:45 |
| 3: | Laurie Boschman, TOR [Hooking] 2:55 |
| Darryl Sittler, TOR [Holding] 4:39 | |
| Bert Wilson, CAL [Hooking] 13:45 |
Penalty time: TOR: 18 minutes
CAL: 14 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Shand | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Picard | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Saganiuk | 7 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -2 | 2 |
| John Anderson | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Laurie Boschman | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Derlago | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Vaive | 22 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Farrish | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Melrose | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill McCreary | 28 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Vincent Tremblay | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilf Paiement | 99 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 32 | ||||||
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pekka Rautakallio | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Don Lever | 12 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Kent Nilsson | 14 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Kevin LaVallee | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Smith | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Brad Marsh | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Paul Reinhart | 23 | D | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jim Peplinski | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Alex McKendry | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Reggie Lemelin | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 44 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 44 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 10-10-12-32
CAL: 16-19- 9-44
Goalies: TOR: Vincent Tremblay (L, 0-2-0)
CAL: Reggie Lemelin (W, 6-0-4)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Jim Christison
Attendance: 7,243
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (12-20-7) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Chicago Blackhawks (13-22-6) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | CHI, | Tom Lysiak 13, 6:10 |
| CHI, | Doug Wilson 4, 8:25 - PP | |
| PIT, | Paul Gardner 13 (Randy Carlyle), 13:50 - PP | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | CHI, | Denis Savard 13 (Reg Kerr, Keith Brown), 2:37 |
| PIT, | Rod Schutt 14 (Greg Malone, Orest Kindrachuk), 19:52 - PP | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Burrows, PIT [Hooking] 0:41 |
| Reg Kerr, CHI [Interference] 3:48 | |
| Mark Johnson, PIT [Holding] 8:17 | |
| Denis Savard, CHI [Hooking] 10:09 | |
| Denis Savard, CHI [Hooking] 13:29 | |
| Dave Hutchison, CHI [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Misconduct] 20:00 | |
| Gary Rissling, PIT [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Misconduct] 20:00 | |
| 2: | Doug Wilson, CHI [Hooking] 5:54 |
| Dave Burrows, PIT [Holding] 13:46 | |
| Mario Faubert, PIT [Hi-sticking] 14:48 | |
| Peter Marsh, CHI [Slashing] 14:48 | |
| 3: | Terry Ruskowski, CHI [Slashing] 3:39 |
| Mario Faubert, PIT [Fighting] 5:50 | |
| Terry Ruskowski, CHI [Fighting] 5:50 | |
| Al Secord, CHI [Hooking] 7:08 | |
| Glen Sharpley, CHI [Tripping] 19:27 |
Penalty time: PIT: 25 minutes
CHI: 33 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Lupien | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mario Faubert | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 5 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Burrows | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Johnson | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Paul Gardner | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gary Rissling | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Hughes | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rod Schutt | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Jim Hamilton | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Nick Ricci | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 39 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keith Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Hutchison | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Terry Ruskowski | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Reg Kerr | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Secord | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Tim Higgins | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Peter Marsh | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Denis Savard | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Wilson | 24 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Florent Robidoux | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Paterson | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darryl Sutter | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miles Zaharko | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 9-11-19-39
CHI: 7-10-10-27
Goalies: PIT: Nick Ricci (L, 0-2-0)
CHI: Tony Esposito (W, 11-15-4)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 10,285
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Quebec Nordiques (10-18-10) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 New York Rangers (14-20-6) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | NYR, | Anders Hedberg 16 (Steve Vickers, Dave Maloney), 11:50 - PP |
| 3: | NYR, | Dave Silk 8 (Gary Burns, Ed Hospodar), 1:56 |
| QUE, | Dale Hunter 8 (Jacques Richard), 7:15 | |
| QUE, | Anton Stastny 17 (Pierre Lacroix, Peter Stastny), 8:42 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gary Burns, NYR [Slashing] 5:34 |
| Kim Clackson, QUE [Slashing] 5:34 | |
| Andre Dupont, QUE [Holding] 7:24 | |
| Phil Esposito, NYR [Hooking] 7:34 | |
| Tom Laidlaw, NYR [Hooking] 8:29 | |
| Barry Beck, NYR [Cross checking] 10:21 | |
| Robbie Ftorek, QUE [Slashing] 10:21 | |
| Gary Burns, NYR [Holding] 11:48 | |
| Dale Hoganson, QUE [Hooking] 15:43 | |
| 2: | Bench penalty, NYR [Too many men on the ice] 2:40 |
| Ed Johnstone, NYR [Holding] 7:13 | |
| Anton Stastny, QUE [Tripping] 7:52 | |
| Dale Hunter, QUE [Hooking] 11:11 | |
| Andre Dupont, QUE [Hi-sticking] 17:48 | |
| Phil Esposito, NYR [Hi-sticking] 17:48 | |
| 3: | Jacques Richard, QUE [Cross checking, Roughing] 2:57 |
| Dean Talafous, NYR [Roughing] 2:57 | |
| Andre Dupont, QUE [Slashing] 11:22 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Slashing] 11:22 | |
| Barry Beck, NYR [Holding] 13:43 |
Penalty time: QUE: 20 minutes
NYR: 22 minutes
| QUE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Clackson | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Tardif | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Jamie Hislop | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Michel Goulet | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Alain Cote | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Anton Stastny | 20 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Jacques Richard | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Pierre Lacroix | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Stastny | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andre Dupont | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Pichette | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Normand Rochefort | 31 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dale Hunter | 32 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dale Hoganson | 33 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Grahame | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbie Ftorek | 38 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 32 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Laidlaw | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Doug Sulliman | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Allison | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Silk | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Ed Hospodar | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Gary Burns | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Soetaert | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: QUE: 11-12- 9-32
NYR: 8-10-13-31
Goalies: QUE: Ron Grahame (T, 4-3-2)
NYR: Doug Soetaert (T, 10-8-4)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 17,425
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (25-10-5) |
2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
 Washington Capitals (13-15-11) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | PHI, | Brian Propp 12 (Ken Linseman, Paul Holmgren), :30 |
| WAS, | Archie Henderson 1 (Wes Jarvis), 17:12 | |
| PHI, | Paul Holmgren 8 (Brian Propp, Ken Linseman), 17:58 | |
| 2: | PHI, | Rick MacLeish 22 (Bob Dailey, Bill Barber), 3:25 - PP |
| PHI, | Bill Barber 28 (Rick MacLeish, Behn Wilson), 8:19 | |
| PHI, | Ken Linseman 2, 15:36 | |
| PHI, | Tom Gorence 12, 15:50 | |
| 3: | PHI, | Bill Barber 29 (Tom Gorence, Ken Linseman), 11:46 |
| PHI, | Mel Bridgman 8 (Bobby Clarke, Blake Wesley), 13:55 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Paul Mulvey, WAS [Boarding] 2:02 |
| Bill Barber, PHI [Hooking] 6:05 | |
| Rick Green, WAS [Hooking] 6:59 | |
| 2: | Howard Walker, WAS [Hooking] 1:49 |
| Terry Murray, PHI [Hooking] 5:29 | |
| Bobby Clarke, PHI [Fighting] 6:33 | |
| Bob Dailey, PHI [Hi-sticking, Misconduct] 6:33 | |
| Tim Tookey, WAS [Misconduct] 6:33 | |
| Ryan Walter, WAS [Misconduct] 6:33 | |
| Howard Walker, WAS [Misconduct] 6:33 | |
| Bengt Gustafsson, WAS [Misconduct] 6:33 | |
| Reggie Leach, PHI [Misconduct] 6:33 | |
| Frank Bathe, PHI [Misconduct] 6:33 | |
| [served by A. Henderson], WAS [Player leaving bench] 6:33 | |
| [served by Gary Morrison], PHI [Player leaving bench] 6:33 | |
| Mike Gartner, WAS [Roughing, Fighting] 6:33 | |
| Ken Linseman, PHI [Interference] 7:06 | |
| Gary Morrison, PHI [Elbowing, Fighting] 14:40 | |
| Jim McTaggart, WAS [Roughing, Fighting] 14:40 | |
| 3: | Alan Hangsleben, WAS [Holding] 1:11 |
| Yvon Labre, WAS [Fighting] 2:49 | |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Roughing, Fighting] 2:49 | |
| Frank Bathe, PHI [Hooking] 4:50 | |
| Al Hill, PHI [Elbowing] 6:07 | |
| Mel Bridgman, PHI [Fighting] 6:07 | |
| Ryan Walter, WAS [Fighting] 6:07 | |
| Tom Gorence, PHI [Slashing] 16:08 | |
| Yvon Labre, WAS [Slashing] 16:08 |
Penalty time: PHI: 70 minutes
WAS: 76 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Frank Bathe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| Blake Wesley | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Ken Linseman | 14 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Al Hill | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Morrison | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Tom Gorence | 22 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Terry Murray | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Brian Propp | 26 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Busniuk | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pete Peeters | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 28 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 28 | 41 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Walker | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -2 | 2 |
| Jim McTaggart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| Darren Veitch | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 1 |
| Alan Hangsleben | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Wes Jarvis | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tim Tookey | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 3 |
| Jean Pronovost | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Kelly | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 3 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Archie Henderson | 31 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -28 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -28 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 14-16-11-41
WAS: 3-12- 8-23
Goalies: PHI: Pete Peeters (W, 14-2-2)
WAS: Mike Palmateer (L, 9-9-6),
Wayne Stephenson Referee: Ron Wicks Linesmen: John D'Amico, Willard Norris Attendance: 18,130
Wayne Stephenson Referee: Ron Wicks Linesmen: John D'Amico, Willard Norris Attendance: 18,130
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