NHL game summary from March 8, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (23-34-10) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Washington Capitals (20-30-16) |
2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 1: | WAS, | Mike Gartner 37 (Pierre Bouchard), 4:24 |
| TOR, | Wilf Paiement 33 (Ian Turnbull, Darryl Sittler), 11:05 - PP | |
| WAS, | Rick Green 7 (Ryan Walter, Bengt Gustafsson), 11:20 | |
| TOR, | Bruce Boudreau 9 (Rocky Saganiuk, Ron Sedlbauer), 18:07 | |
| 2: | WAS, | Dennis Maruk 38 (Rick Green, Darren Veitch), 15:48 - PP |
| 3: | WAS, | Dennis Ververgaert 17 (Ryan Walter, Pierre Bouchard), 2:25 |
| WAS, | Dennis Maruk 39 (Ryan Walter, Tim Tookey), 4:39 - PP | |
| WAS, | Dennis Maruk 40 (Jean Pronovost), 5:18 | |
| TOR, | Wilf Paiement 34 (Rick Vaive, Darryl Sittler), 10:25 - PP | |
| WAS, | Rick Green 8, 16:11 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Wilf Paiement, TOR [Interference] 0:10 |
| Barry Melrose, TOR [Cross checking] 8:23 | |
| Darren Veitch, WAS [Tripping] 9:57 | |
| Robert Picard, TOR [Slashing] 10:22 | |
| Pat Ribble, WAS [Slashing] 10:22 | |
| Jim McTaggart, WAS [Interference] 12:08 | |
| Ian Turnbull, TOR [Interference] 12:36 | |
| Bob Kelly, WAS [Elbowing] 19:46 | |
| Borje Salming, TOR [Hi-sticking] 19:46 | |
| Barry Melrose, TOR [Tripping] 20:00 | |
| 2: | Alan Hangsleben, WAS [Fighting] 9:36 |
| Barry Melrose, TOR [Holding, Fighting] 9:36 | |
| Dave Farrish, TOR [Tripping] 14:21 | |
| Bob Kelly, WAS [Interference] 14:47 | |
| Wilf Paiement, TOR [Interference] 15:33 | |
| Darryl Sittler, TOR [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 20:00 | |
| Mike Gartner, WAS [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 20:00 | |
| 3: | Rick Vaive, TOR [Tripping] 4:36 |
| Jim McTaggart, WAS [Hooking] 9:07 | |
| Rick Green, WAS [Hooking] 9:46 | |
| Barry Melrose, TOR [Roughing] 14:50 | |
| Mike Gartner, WAS [Roughing] 14:50 |
Penalty time: TOR: 34 minutes
WAS: 28 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Robert Picard | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Rocky Saganiuk | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Anderson | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bruce Boudreau | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Derlago | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Rick Vaive | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Farrish | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Vitezslav Duris | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Barry Melrose | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | -2 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Wilf Paiement | 99 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -18 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -18 | 27 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ribble | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Howard Walker | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jim McTaggart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Darren Veitch | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| Alan Hangsleben | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Errol Rausse | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tim Tookey | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Jean Pronovost | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Kelly | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Glen Currie | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 18 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 18 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 6-12- 9-27
WAS: 15-11- 9-35
Goalies: TOR: Jim Rutherford (L, 6-16-4)
WAS: Mike Palmateer (W, 12-15-9)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 9,353
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