NHL game summary from January 10, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (13-18-11) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Minnesota North Stars (20-10-10) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | WAS, | Jean Pronovost 15 (Glen Currie, Bengt Gustafsson), 9:17 |
| MIN, | Steve Payne 16 (Bobby Smith, Craig Hartsburg), 16:38 - PP | |
| 2: | MIN, | Steve Christoff 9 (Gordie Roberts, Mike Eaves), 4:15 - PP |
| WAS, | Mike Gartner 24 (Pat Ribble, Jean Pronovost), 14:17 - PP | |
| 3: | MIN, | Al MacAdam 11, 9:03 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Greg Smith, MIN [Interference] 4:44 |
| Fred Barrett, MIN [Holding] 10:46 | |
| Pat Ribble, WAS [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 14:08 | |
| Jack Carlson, MIN [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 14:08 | |
| Bench penalty, WAS [Too many men on the ice] 14:08 | |
| Bench penalty, MIN [Too many men on the ice] 14:08 | |
| Dennis Maruk, WAS [Slashing] 16:04 | |
| Alan Hangsleben, WAS [Boarding] 19:55 | |
| 2: | Mike Gartner, WAS [Hooking] 2:23 |
| Tim Young, MIN [Holding] 13:13 | |
| Jack Carlson, MIN [Fighting] 15:04 | |
| Paul Mulvey, WAS [Fighting] 15:04 | |
| 3: | Tom Younghans, MIN [Fighting] 18:23 |
| Jim McTaggart, WAS [Fighting] 18:23 |
Penalty time: WAS: 25 minutes
MIN: 25 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ribble | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -1 | 4 |
| Howard Walker | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim McTaggart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Darren Veitch | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Alan Hangsleben | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wes Jarvis | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jean Pronovost | 22 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Glen Currie | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Parro | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 29 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Giles | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Paul Shmyr | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gordie Roberts | 10 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom McCarthy | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Mike Eaves | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jack Carlson | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Christoff | 28 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 41 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 10- 7-12-29
MIN: 10-20-11-41
Goalies: WAS: Dave Parro (L, 0-2-0)
MIN: Gilles Meloche (W, 9-4-5)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Mark Pare
Attendance: 15,399
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