NHL game summary from October 23, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (5-1-1) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
 Washington Capitals (1-7-0) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | NYI, | John Tonelli 1 (Bob Nystrom, Wayne Merrick), 4:46 |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 7 (Tomas Jonsson, Bob Bourne), 10:07 - PP | |
| NYI, | John Tonelli 2 (Wayne Merrick, Gord Lane), 10:34 | |
| WAS, | Gaetan Duchesne 2 (Greg Theberge), 14:30 | |
| 2: | WAS, | Tim Tookey 1 (Alan Hangsleben), 2:50 |
| 3: | NYI, | Mike Bossy 8 (Bryan Trottier, Tomas Jonsson), 9:19 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Wayne Merrick, NYI [Cross checking] 0:43 | |
| Ryan Walter, WAS [Holding] 8:58 | ||
| 2: | Paul MacKinnon, WAS [Interference] 13:12 | |
| Alan Hangsleben, WAS [Fighting] 16:31 | ||
| Hector Marini, NYI [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 16:31 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: NYI: 9 minutes
WAS: 9 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike McEwen | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tomas Jonsson | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Ken Morrow | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Duane Sutter | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Gord Lane | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Carroll | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Marini | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 1 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Goring | 91 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 28 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Walker | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tim Tookey | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Carpenter | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Alan Hangsleben | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Gaetan Duchesne | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Roland Stoltz | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul MacKinnon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Greg Theberge | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bob Kelly | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Terry Murray | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Glen Currie | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Parro | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 13- 7- 8-28
WAS: 10-12- 3-25
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (W, 4-0-0)
WAS: Mike Palmateer (L, 0-5-0),
Dave Parro Referee: Denis Morel Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Ron Asselstine Attendance: 11,706
Dave Parro Referee: Denis Morel Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Ron Asselstine Attendance: 11,706
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