NHL game summary from December 6, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (10-12-4) |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
 Washington Capitals (9-6-10) |
4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 1: | WAS, | Paul Mulvey 3 (Ryan Walter, Alan Hangsleben), :55 |
| COL, | Lucien DeBlois 6 (Mike Kitchen), 3:23 | |
| WAS, | Jean Pronovost 7 (Pat Ribble, Alan Hangsleben), 3:50 - PP | |
| COL, | Jack Hughes 2 (Ron Delorme), 4:23 | |
| WAS, | Dennis Ververgaert 6 (Bengt Gustafsson), 8:14 | |
| WAS, | Dennis Maruk 21 (Bob Kelly), 14:44 | |
| 2: | COL, | Paul Gagne 11 (Mike McEwen), 4:34 |
| COL, | Mike Gillis 4 (Lucien DeBlois), 11:32 | |
| COL, | Rob Ramage 8 (Rene Robert, Paul Gagne), 13:44 - PP | |
| 3: | WAS, | Jean Pronovost 8, 1:51 |
| WAS, | Wes Jarvis 5 (Dennis Ververgaert, Darren Veitch), 2:57 | |
| COL, | Ron Delorme 6 (Rob Ramage, Rene Robert), 7:37 - PP | |
| WAS, | Darren Veitch 2 (Bob Kelly, Dennis Maruk), 14:32 - PP | |
| WAS, | Jean Pronovost 9 (Dennis Maruk), 19:43 - PP-EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dennis Ververgaert, WAS [Interference] 1:32 |
| Mike McEwen, COL [Hooking] 2:09 | |
| Bengt Gustafsson, WAS [Holding] 11:11 | |
| 2: | Alan Hangsleben, WAS [Hi-sticking] 7:50 |
| Alan Hangsleben, WAS [Tripping] 12:25 | |
| Paul Mulvey, WAS [Elbowing, Roughing] 16:43 | |
| 3: | Bench penalty, COL [Abuse of Officials] 1:41 |
| Bench penalty, WAS [Abuse of Officials] 1:41 | |
| Ryan Walter, WAS [Double misconduct] 1:41 | |
| Pat Ribble, WAS [Double misconduct] 1:41 | |
| Alan Hangsleben, WAS [Double misconduct] 1:41 | |
| Lanny McDonald, COL [Double misconduct] 1:41 | |
| Ed Cooper, COL [Double misconduct] 1:41 | |
| Joel Quenneville, COL [Double misconduct] 1:41 | |
| Merlin Malinowski, COL [Double misconduct] 1:41 | |
| Mike Gartner, WAS [Double misconduct, Game misconduct] 1:41 | |
| Rob Ramage, COL [Fighting] 1:41 | |
| Paul Mulvey, WAS [Fighting] 1:41 | |
| Dennis Maruk, WAS [Slashing] 6:05 | |
| Mike Kitchen, COL [Interference] 9:34 | |
| Rob Ramage, COL [Interference] 13:25 | |
| Pierre Bouchard, WAS [Holding] 17:03 | |
| Ron Delorme, COL [Interference] 18:42 |
Penalty time: COL: 95 minutes
WAS: 113 minutes
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Hughes | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| Rob Ramage | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -1 | 3 |
| Doug Berry | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Lanny McDonald | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | -1 | 4 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Cooper | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | -1 | 0 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Merlin Malinowski | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Gagne | 17 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Gillis | 20 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Barry Smith | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Joel Quenneville | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Yvon Vautour | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -4 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -4 | 33 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ribble | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | -1 | 2 |
| Howard Walker | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Darren Veitch | 6 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 1 |
| Alan Hangsleben | 12 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Wes Jarvis | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Jean Pronovost | 22 | RW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 23 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Kelly | 24 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 4 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 4 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 12-12- 9-33
WAS: 15- 4- 7-26
Goalies: COL: Al Smith (L, 8-9-2)
WAS: Mike Palmateer (W, 5-4-5)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Ron Foyt
Attendance: 12,933
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