NHL game summary from October 12, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (2-0-0) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Washington Capitals (1-1-0) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1: | NYI, | Wayne Merrick 1 (Dave Langevin), 1:07 |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | NYI, | Mike Bossy 1 (Bryan Trottier, Stefan Persson), 1:46 |
| WAS, | Dennis Ververgaert 1 (Guy Charron, Darren Veitch), 8:34 - PP | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gord Lane, NYI [Slashing] 3:37 |
| Darren Veitch, WAS [Holding] 7:09 | |
| Bryan Trottier, NYI [Charging] 11:48 | |
| Mike Gartner, WAS [Elbowing] 11:48 | |
| Bob Kelly, WAS [Roughing] 12:20 | |
| Gord Lane, NYI [Roughing] 12:20 | |
| Ryan Walter, WAS [Interference] 17:54 | |
| 2: | Bob Kelly, WAS [Holding] 8:23 |
| Bryan Trottier, NYI [Hooking] 13:08 | |
| Bench penalty, WAS [Abuse of Officials] 20:00 | |
| Bench penalty, NYI [Abuse of Officials] 20:00 | |
| Yvon Labre, WAS [Fighting] 20:00 | |
| John Tonelli, NYI [Fighting] 20:00 | |
| Bob Nystrom, NYI [Game misconduct] 20:00 | |
| Bob Kelly, WAS [Misconduct] 20:00 | |
| 3: | Wayne Merrick, NYI [Hooking] 6:57 |
| Bob Lorimer, NYI [Tripping] 18:38 |
Penalty time: NYI: 29 minutes
WAS: 27 minutes
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ken Morrow | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Duane Sutter | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Gord Lane | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Butch Goring | 91 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 24 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ribble | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Darren Veitch | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Hangsleben | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Paul MacKinnon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jean Pronovost | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Kelly | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 9- 9- 6-24
WAS: 10- 5-12-27
Goalies: NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 1-0-0)
WAS: Wayne Stephenson (L, 0-1-0)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Ron Asselstine
Attendance: 11,196
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