NHL game summary from January 17, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (15-19-11) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 New York Islanders (29-10-8) |
0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 1: | WAS, | Ryan Walter 14 (Mike Gartner, Rick Green), 16:17 |
| 2: | WAS, | Rolf Edberg 4 (Howard Walker, Bengt Gustafsson), 5:49 |
| NYI, | John Tonelli 15 (Bob Nystrom, Ken Morrow), 16:39 | |
| WAS, | Ryan Walter 15 (Pat Ribble, Rolf Edberg), 19:03 | |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 46 (Bryan Trottier), 19:36 | |
| 3: | NYI, | Mike Bossy 47 (Bryan Trottier), 8:35 |
| WAS, | Bengt Gustafsson 14 (Dennis Ververgaert, Rollie Boutin), 9:53 | |
| NYI, | Bob Bourne 22 (Anders Kallur, Bob Lorimer), 10:06 | |
| NYI, | Clark Gillies 18 (Bob Lorimer, Mike Bossy), 15:39 | |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 48 (Bryan Trottier), 18:52 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Garry Howatt, NYI [Roughing, Fighting] 10:56 | |
| Jim McTaggart, WAS [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Fighting, Misconduct] 10:56 | ||
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Slashing] 16:39 | ||
| 2: | Rick Green, WAS [Tripping] 9:02 | |
| Gord Lane, NYI [Slashing] 16:59 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: WAS: 19 minutes
NYI: 11 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rollie Boutin | 1 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Ribble | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Howard Walker | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim McTaggart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Wes Jarvis | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Jean Pronovost | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Glen Currie | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 39 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Ken Morrow | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gord Lane | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Goring | 91 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 44 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 44 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 12-15-12-39
NYI: 12-12-20-44
Goalies: WAS: Rollie Boutin (L, 0-2-0)
NYI: Billy Smith (W, 13-7-4)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Paul Flaherty, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 15,008
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