NHL game summary from March 21, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (33-25-14) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Washington Capitals (25-36-11) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
1: WAS, Ryan Walter 21 (Dennis Maruk, Bob Sirois), 4:03 - PP
2: WAS, Rolf Edberg 19 (Bengt Gustafsson), 5:00
MIN, Tim Young 27 (Don Jackson, Tom McCarthy), 6:49
MIN, Kent-Erik Andersson 8 (Tom McCarthy, Tim Young), 10:50
3: WAS, Pierre Bouchard 5, 8:15
MIN, Tom McCarthy 14 (Tim Young, Fred Barrett), 13:59
MIN, Curt Giles 2 (Ron Zanussi, Mike Eaves), 16:20
Penalties:
1: Craig Hartsburg, MIN [Hooking] 3:30
Paul Mulvey, WAS [Holding] 8:52
Greg Smith, MIN [Interference] 14:01
2: Tom Younghans, MIN [Hooking] 7:05
Don Jackson, MIN [Tripping] 12:18
Alan Hangsleben, WAS [Hooking] 14:29
3: none
Penalty time: MIN: 8 minutes
WAS: 4 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Giles | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Hanson | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom McCarthy | 11 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Mike Eaves | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Christoff | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Jackson | 32 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 36 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alan Hangsleben | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Antero Lehtonen | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Paul MacKinnon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Rissling | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Wes Jarvis | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Glen Currie | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 29 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -10 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 10-11-15-36
WAS: 12- 9- 8-29
Goalies: MIN: Gilles Meloche (W, 26-18-5)
WAS: Wayne Stephenson (L, 16-20-8)
Referee: Ron Hoggarth
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 14,795
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