NHL game summary from December 9, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (14-9-6) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Washington Capitals (9-8-10) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | WAS, | Wes Jarvis 6 (Jean Pronovost), 8:00 - SH |
| VAN, | Brent Ashton 5 (Darcy Rota), 9:06 | |
| VAN, | Dave "Tiger" Williams 15 (Bobby Schmautz, Gerry Minor), 12:30 - PP | |
| 2: | WAS, | Mike Gartner 16 (Ryan Walter, Paul Mulvey), :16 |
| VAN, | Dave "Tiger" Williams 16 (Harold Snepsts, Per-Olov Brasar), 5:30 | |
| 3: | VAN, | Darcy Rota 8 (Brent Ashton), 10:09 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Alan Hangsleben, WAS [Tripping] 6:22 |
| Paul Mulvey, WAS [Slashing] 11:59 | |
| Gerry Minor, VAN [Hi-sticking] 14:50 | |
| Darren Veitch, WAS [Tripping] 15:42 | |
| 2: | Harold Snepsts, VAN [Fighting] 8:26 |
| Paul Mulvey, WAS [Fighting] 8:26 | |
| 3: | Colin Campbell, VAN [Interference] 10:45 |
| Alan Hangsleben, WAS [Fighting] 13:11 | |
| Stan Smyl, VAN [Fighting] 13:11 | |
| Howard Walker, WAS [Fighting] 15:08 | |
| Darcy Rota, VAN [Player leaving bench] 15:08 | |
| [served by Rolf Edberg], WAS [Player leaving bench] 15:08 | |
| Colin Campbell, VAN [Roughing] 15:08 | |
| Darcy Rota, VAN [Tripping] 19:25 |
Penalty time: VAN: 20 minutes
WAS: 23 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Lanz | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Colin Campbell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Ashton | 15 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Mario Marois | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gerry Minor | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Gary Bromley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 5 | 43 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 5 | 43 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ribble | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Howard Walker | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Jim McTaggart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Darren Veitch | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alan Hangsleben | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Wes Jarvis | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Jean Pronovost | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 6 |
| Bob Kelly | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tony Cassolato | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 16-13-14-43
WAS: 8- 9- 6-23
Goalies: VAN: Gary Bromley (W, 2-1-1)
WAS: Mike Palmateer (L, 5-5-5)
Referee: Ron Fournier
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Wayne Forsey
Attendance: 8,439
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