NHL game summary from January 12, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (11-24-6) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 New York Islanders (17-17-6) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
1: NYI, Dave Lewis 3 (Bryan Trottier, Mike Bossy), 2:40
2: NYI, Bryan Trottier 24 (Stefan Persson, Mike Bossy), 2:55 - PP
NYI, Wayne Merrick 7 (John Tonelli, Bob Nystrom), 12:11
NYI, Mike Bossy 25 (Dave Langevin, Bryan Trottier), 13:12
3: WAS, Rolf Edberg 10, 1:06
WAS, Mark Lofthouse 6 (Wes Jarvis), 14:33
NYI, Bob Nystrom 8 (John Tonelli, Wayne Merrick), 18:14
Penalties:
1: Antero Lehtonen, WAS [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 17:37
John Tonelli, NYI [Slashing] 18:09
2: Duane Sutter, NYI [Roughing] 1:02
Rick Green, WAS [Roughing] 1:02
Mike Gartner, WAS [Tripping] 1:47
Garry Howatt, NYI [Roughing] 14:56
3: Gord Lane, NYI [Fighting] 3:49
Ryan Walter, WAS [Fighting] 3:49
Gord Lane, NYI [Roughing] 12:07
Penalty time: WAS: 11 minutes
NYI: 13 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rollie Boutin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Antero Lehtonen | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Paul MacKinnon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wes Jarvis | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 6 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 38 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Duane Sutter | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Gord Lane | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 12-11-15-38
NYI: 11-10-10-31
Goalies: WAS: Rollie Boutin (L, 6-3-1)
NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 9-7-2)
Referee: Ron Harris
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 14,995
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