1981-1982 Washington Capitals team stats

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1981-1982 Washington Capitals: 26-41-13
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 16-16-8 (189 goals scored, 152 allowed) Road record: 10-25-5 (130 goals scored, 186 allowed) Head Coaches: Gary Green (1-12-0), Roger Crozier (0-1-0), Bryan Murray (25-28-13) Power Play: 93/418 (22.2%) Penalty Killing: 242/309 (78.3%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 8-11 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 218-260 319 goals scored (11th of 21 teams), 338 goals allowed (12th), 1932 PIM (3rd) NHL Averages: 4.01 goals/game (321.0 goals/team), 1592.7 PIM/team



Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
C     21  Dennis Maruk         5'8   175   26   80   60   76  136  128  20   2  168   73  104    5  268  22.4   -4
C/LW   9  Ryan Walter          6'0   200   23   78   38   49   87  142  19   1  141   58  103   17  183  20.8   -3
RW    11  Mike Gartner         6'0   187   22   80   35   45   80  121   5   2  122   29  113    9  300  11.7  -11
C     10  Bobby Carpenter      6'0   200   18   80   32   35   67   69   7   1  105   28  102    2  263  12.2  -23
C     28  Chris Valentine      6'0   190   20   60   30   37   67   92  18   0   97   52   62    2  154  19.5  -15
RW    16  Bengt Gustafsson     6'0   185   23   70   26   34   60   40   3   0   87   29   84    6  142  18.3  -20
D      6  Darren Veitch        5'11  195   21   67    9   44   53   54   5   0  128   60  101   16  203   4.4  -17
D     20  Greg Theberge        5'10  185   22   57    5   32   37   49   2   0   90   29   71    2  150   3.3   -8
RW    23  Bobby Gould          6'0   195   24   60   18   13   31   69   1   0   41    4   59   19  103  17.5   -3
D      5  Rick Green           6'3   220   25   65    3   25   28   93   1   0  108   23  129   32   91   3.3  -12
D     25  Terry Murray         6'2   190   31   74    3   22   25   60   0   0   85    6  126   33   75   4.0  -14
LW    14  Gaetan Duchesne      5'11  200   19   74    9   14   23   46   0   0   37    0   65   22   78  11.5   -6
LW    32  Torrie Robertson     5'11  200   20   54    8   13   21  204   3   0   28    6   23    0   46  17.4   -1
D      8  Lee Norwood          6'1   198   21   26    7   10   17  125   3   0   41   16   22    4   33  21.2   +7
C      8  Tim Tookey           5'11  185   21   28    8    8   16   35   5   0   21    9   21    0   52  15.4   -9
C     12  Glen Currie          6'2   180   23   43    7    7   14   14   0   1   24    1   47   22   45  15.6   -2
C     15  Wes Jarvis           5'11  185   23   26    1   12   13   18   0   0   24    3   25    9   22   4.5   +5
RW    18  Lou Franceschetti    6'0   200   23   30    2   10   12   23   0   0   24    6   22    0   25   8.0   -4
D     17  Timo Blomqvist       6'0   200   20   44    1   11   12   62   0   0   36    9   50    6   53   1.9  -17
D     19  Paul MacKinnon       6'0   195   23   39    2    9   11   35   0   0   34    2   61   19   28   7.1  -10
D      4  Randy Holt           5'11  185   28   53    2    6    8  250   0   0   37    0   48    4   32   6.2   -7
D      3  Jim McTaggart        5'11  200   21   19    2    4    6   20   0   1   17    1   25    7   24   8.3   -2
RW    40  Tony Cassolato       5'11  180   25   12    1    4    5    4   0   0    7    2    4    0   15   6.7   +1
RW    18  Roland Stoltz        6'1   191   27   14    2    2    4   14   0   0    7    2   12    4    6  33.3   -3
LW    24  Bob Kelly            5'10  200   31   16    0    4    4   12   0   0    7    3   16    0   24   0.0  -12
LW    22  Todd Bidner          6'2   205   20   12    2    1    3    7   0   0    5    0    7    2    5  40.0    0
RW    22  Jean Pronovost       6'0   185   36   10    1    2    3    4   0   0    6    1   13    1   15   6.7   -7
D      2  Pat Ribble           6'4   210   27   12    1    2    3   14   0   0   11    0   17    2   15   6.7   -4
RW    24  Tom Rowe             6'0   190   25    6    1    1    2   18   0   0    4    0    4    0    9  11.1    0
D     12  Alan Hangsleben      6'1   195   28   17    1    1    2   19   0   0    6    0   14    5   13   7.7   -3
D     24  Howard Walker        6'0   205   23   16    0    2    2   26   0   0    9    1   18    1   18   0.0   -9
G     35  Al Jensen            5'10  180   23   26    0    2    2    6  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
RW    12  Mike Siltala         5'9   170   18    3    1    0    1    2   0   0    2    0    3    0    2  50.0   -1
C     27  Orest Kindrachuk     5'10  175   31    4    1    0    1    2   1   0    2    1    6    1    8  12.5   -4
G     29  Mike Palmateer       5'9   170   27   11    0    1    1    6  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      2  Doug Hicks           6'0   185   26   12    0    1    1   11   0   0    3    0   14    4    6   0.0   -7
G     30  Dave Parro           5'11  165   24   52    0    1    1    4  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D     26  Pierre Bouchard      6'2   205   33    1    0    0    0   10   0   0    0    0    2    0    1   0.0   -2
D     26  Eric Calder          6'1   180   18    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0   ---    0
LW    12  Errol Rausse         5'10  180   22    2    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    2    0    0   ---   -2
LW    27  Harvie Pocza         6'2   200   22    2    0    0    0    2   0   0    1    0    3    0    1   0.0   -2
D      2  Tony Camazzola       6'2   210   19    3    0    0    0    4   0   0    0    0    0    0    0   ---    0
C     34  Jim McGeough         5'8   170   18    4    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    2    0    7   0.0   -2
D      4  Jay Johnston         5'11  195   23    6    0    0    0    4   0   0    1    0    5    2    3   0.0   -2

Skater data: GP: Games played; G: Goals scored; A: Assists; Pts: Total points; PIM: Penalties in minutes; PP: Power play goals; SH: Shorthanded goals; TGF: Total goals on ice for; PGF: Power play goals on ice for; TGA: Total goals on ice against; PGA: Power play goals on ice against; S: Shots taken; S%: Shooting percentage


Pos  #  Goalie              Age   GP   Min   GA   GAA   W   L   T  Sht    Pct  EN  SO
G   35  Al Jensen            23   26  1274   81  3.81   8   8   4  701   .884   0   0
G   30  Dave Parro           24   52  2942  206  4.20  16  26   7 1648   .875   4   1
G   29  Mike Palmateer       27   11   584   47  4.83   2   7   2  314   .850   0   0

Goalie data: GP: Games played; Min: Minutes played; GA: Goals allowed; GAA: Goals allowed per 60 minutes; W: Wins; L: Losses; T: Ties; Sht: Shots faced; Pct: Save percentage; EN: Empty net goals allowed; SO: Shutouts

1981 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1    3  C    Bobby Carpenter         1178          St. John's Prep H.S. (Mass.)         [pick acquired from COL]
  3   45  D    Eric Calder                2          Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)              [pick acquired from COL]
  4   68  D    Tony Kellin                           Grand Rapids H.S. (Minn.)          
  5   89  RW   Mike Siltala               7          Kingston Canadians (OHL)           
  5   91  G    Peter Sidorkiewicz       246          Oshawa Generals (OHL)                [pick acquired from PIT]
  6  110  C    Jim McGeough              57          Billings Bighorns (WHL)            
  7  131  C    Risto Jalo                 3          Ilves Tampere (Finland)            
  8  152  LW   Gaetan Duchesne         1028          Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)            
  9  173  LW   George White                          University of New Hampshire (NCAA)  
 10  194  C    Chris Valentine          105          Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)          

Traded draft picks:

#1 to COL (Joe Cirella)
#2 to COL (Rich Chernomaz)
#3 to PHI (Barry Tabobondung)


Transactions

06-05-1981	signed Roland Stoltz as a free agent
06-10-1981	traded Washington's #1 and #2 picks in the 1981 draft to Rockies for Colorado's #1 and #3 picks in the 1981 draft
07-23-1981	traded Mark Lofthouse to Red Wings for Al Jensen
09-04-1981	signed Orest Kindrachuk as a free agent
09-04-1981	assigned Paul Mulvey to Penguins as compensation for signing Orest Kindrachuk as a free agent
10-06-1981	claimed Terry Murray from Flyers in waiver draft
11-25-1981	traded Pat Ribble and Washington's #2 pick in the 1983 draft to Flames for Randy Holt and Bobby Gould
12-10-1981	released Alan Hangsleben
01-31-1982	signed Tom Rowe as a free agent
02-01-1982	traded Tim Tookey and Washington's #7 pick in the 1982 draft to Nordiques for Lee Norwood and Quebec's #6 pick in the 1982 draft
03-09-1982	traded Todd Bidner to Oilers for Doug Hicks
06-09-1982	traded Washington's #2 and #4 picks in the 1982 draft to Sabres for Alan Haworth and Buffalo's #3 pick in the 1982 draft
06-09-1982	traded Howard Walker, George White, Washington's #6 pick in the 1982 draft, #3 pick in the 1983 draft and #2 pick in the 1984 draft to Flames for Pat Riggin and Ken Houston
08-04-1982	traded Rollie Boutin and Wes Jarvis to North Stars for Robbie Moore and Minnesota's #11 pick in the 1983 draft
08-24-1982	traded Washington's #6 pick in the 1983 draft and #5 pick in the 1984 draft to Black Hawks for Ted Bulley and Dave Hutchison
09-09-1982	sold Mike Palmateer to Maple Leafs
09-09-1982	traded Rick Green and Ryan Walter to Canadiens for Rod Langway, Doug Jarvis, Brian Engblom and Craig Laughlin
10-04-1982	Devils claimed Dave Hutchison in waiver draft

Game Log: Click on the date to view the game summary.

Date Opponent Result Record 10/07/1981 at Buffalo Sabres L 3-5 0-1-0 10/10/1981 vs Detroit Red Wings W 6-3 1-1-0 10/11/1981 at Boston Bruins L 3-6 1-2-0 10/14/1981 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 4-5 1-3-0 10/15/1981 at Philadelphia Flyers L 2-5 1-4-0 10/17/1981 vs Buffalo Sabres L 2-4 1-5-0 10/21/1981 vs Quebec Nordiques L 3-6 1-6-0 10/23/1981 vs New York Islanders L 2-4 1-7-0 10/24/1981 at New York Islanders L 4-6 1-8-0 10/28/1981 at Vancouver Canucks L 0-3 1-9-0 10/29/1981 at Los Angeles Kings L 3-4 1-10-0 10/31/1981 at Colorado Rockies L 4-6 1-11-0 11/04/1981 vs Minnesota North Stars L 1-6 1-12-0 11/07/1981 vs New York Rangers L 1-3 1-13-0 11/11/1981 vs Pittsburgh Penguins L 2-3 1-14-0 11/13/1981 vs Detroit Red Wings T 3-3 1-14-1 11/14/1981 at Hartford Whalers W 4-0 2-14-1 11/18/1981 vs Colorado Rockies W 7-1 3-14-1 11/21/1981 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 10-4 4-14-1 11/22/1981 at Philadelphia Flyers W 3-2 5-14-1 11/25/1981 at Minnesota North Stars T 4-4 5-14-2 11/27/1981 vs Montreal Canadiens W 5-2 6-14-2 11/28/1981 at Hartford Whalers L 2-6 6-15-2 12/02/1981 vs Calgary Flames W 9-3 7-15-2 12/04/1981 vs Winnipeg Jets W 7-3 8-15-2 12/05/1981 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 4-9 8-16-2 12/09/1981 at Chicago Black Hawks L 3-7 8-17-2 12/11/1981 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 11-2 9-17-2 12/12/1981 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 4-7 9-18-2 12/14/1981 at Montreal Canadiens L 3-6 9-19-2 12/17/1981 at New York Islanders L 1-4 9-20-2 12/19/1981 vs Chicago Black Hawks L 4-6 9-21-2 12/20/1981 at New York Rangers W 3-2 10-21-2 12/23/1981 vs Boston Bruins L 4-7 10-22-2 12/26/1981 vs New York Rangers T 4-4 10-22-3 12/27/1981 at Buffalo Sabres L 2-3 10-23-3 12/30/1981 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 2-6 10-24-3 01/02/1982 vs Vancouver Canucks W 5-2 11-24-3 01/03/1982 at New York Rangers W 4-3 12-24-3 01/05/1982 at Quebec Nordiques L 0-3 12-25-3

Date Opponent Result Record 01/07/1982 vs Los Angeles Kings T 3-3 12-25-4 01/09/1982 at St. Louis Blues L 4-7 12-26-4 01/13/1982 vs Edmonton Oilers T 6-6 12-26-5 01/16/1982 at Detroit Red Wings T 5-5 12-26-6 01/17/1982 vs New York Islanders T 2-2 12-26-7 01/20/1982 at Winnipeg Jets L 0-3 12-27-7 01/23/1982 at Boston Bruins L 1-3 12-28-7 01/24/1982 at New York Rangers T 4-4 12-28-8 01/27/1982 vs New York Rangers L 4-5 12-29-8 01/30/1982 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 5-2 13-29-8 01/31/1982 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 8-3 14-29-8 02/02/1982 at New York Islanders L 6-7 14-30-8 02/04/1982 vs New York Islanders L 2-5 14-31-8 02/06/1982 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 6-4 15-31-8 02/07/1982 vs Quebec Nordiques T 5-5 15-31-9 02/11/1982 at Calgary Flames W 5-3 16-31-9 02/12/1982 at Edmonton Oilers L 3-5 16-32-9 02/14/1982 at Colorado Rockies L 3-5 16-33-9 02/17/1982 at Los Angeles Kings W 5-2 17-33-9 02/20/1982 at Minnesota North Stars L 3-7 17-34-9 02/21/1982 at Winnipeg Jets W 6-3 18-34-9 02/25/1982 vs St. Louis Blues W 9-1 19-34-9 02/27/1982 vs Hartford Whalers W 7-1 20-34-9 02/28/1982 vs Edmonton Oilers L 1-4 20-35-9 03/03/1982 vs St. Louis Blues W 8-4 21-35-9 03/05/1982 vs Calgary Flames W 8-6 22-35-9 03/07/1982 at Philadelphia Flyers L 1-7 22-36-9 03/10/1982 vs Pittsburgh Penguins L 2-7 22-37-9 03/13/1982 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 6-3 23-37-9 03/14/1982 at New York Rangers T 5-5 23-37-10 03/17/1982 vs Vancouver Canucks T 6-6 23-37-11 03/20/1982 vs New York Rangers L 3-4 23-38-11 03/21/1982 vs New York Islanders L 2-3 23-39-11 03/23/1982 at New York Islanders L 1-8 23-40-11 03/25/1982 at Philadelphia Flyers W 4-3 24-40-11 03/27/1982 vs Philadelphia Flyers T 4-4 24-40-12 03/28/1982 vs Pittsburgh Penguins L 5-6 24-41-12 03/31/1982 at Pittsburgh Penguins T 4-4 24-41-13 04/03/1982 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 6-4 25-41-13 04/04/1982 vs Montreal Canadiens W 3-1 26-41-13

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