NHL game summary from December 26, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (13-17-5) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Washington Capitals (10-22-3) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | WAS, | Dennis Maruk 26 (Ryan Walter, Greg Theberge), 7:41 - PP |
| NYR, | Mike Allison 5 (Don Maloney, Ed Johnstone), 12:36 | |
| WAS, | Darren Veitch 4 (Dennis Maruk, Mike Gartner), 18:23 - PP | |
| 2: | NYR, | Pat Hickey 7 (Dave Silk), 1:13 |
| WAS, | Mike Gartner 12 (Lou Franceschetti, Bobby Carpenter), 9:16 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Dave Maloney 5 (Mike Rogers), 9:36 - PP |
| WAS, | Bobby Gould 4 (Tim Tookey, Gaetan Duchesne), 11:50 | |
| NYR, | Ed Johnstone 7 (Reijo Ruotsalainen, Steve Weeks), 18:16 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mike Allison, NYR [Roughing] 3:34 |
| Wes Jarvis, WAS [Roughing] 3:34 | |
| Pat Hickey, NYR [Tripping] 5:49 | |
| Torrie Robertson, WAS [Fighting] 8:08 | |
| Ron Duguay, NYR [Fighting] 8:08 | |
| Tom Younghans, NYR [Fighting] 14:07 | |
| Ryan Walter, WAS [Hooking, Fighting] 14:07 | |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Hi-sticking] 17:16 | |
| Wes Jarvis, WAS [Slashing] 17:16 | |
| Mark Pavelich, NYR [Hooking] 17:52 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Delay of game] 18:23 | |
| 2: | Don Maloney, NYR [Hooking] 5:06 |
| Dennis Maruk, WAS [Tripping] 10:08 | |
| 3: | Mark Pavelich, NYR [Hooking] 4:41 |
| Mike Gartner, WAS [Hooking] 7:57 |
Penalty time: NYR: 24 minutes
WAS: 20 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Laidlaw | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Mike Allison | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Silk | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Hospodar | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pat Hickey | 24 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Rogers | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Reijo Ruotsalainen | 29 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Steve Weeks | 31 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Dore | 33 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Tom Younghans | 39 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Mark Pavelich | 40 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 30 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Holt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Darren Veitch | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Tim Tookey | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Carpenter | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Gaetan Duchesne | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Wes Jarvis | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Timo Blomqvist | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Lou Franceschetti | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul MacKinnon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Theberge | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Bobby Gould | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Terry Murray | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Chris Valentine | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Parro | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Torrie Robertson | 32 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 9-11-10-30
WAS: 16-14- 8-38
Goalies: NYR: Steve Weeks (T, 10-12-4)
WAS: Dave Parro (T, 5-14-1)
Referee: Ron Hoggarth
Linesmen: Dan McCourt, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 14,259
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