NHL game summary from December 12, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (10-14-5) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
 Washington Capitals (9-10-10) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
1: PIT, Peter Lee 7 (Mark Johnson, Randy Carlyle), 3:10
PIT, Pat Hughes 7 (Gary McAdam, Ron Stackhouse), 5:39
WAS, Greg Theberge 1, 7:34
PIT, Greg Malone 4, 8:06
2: PIT, Gary McAdam 2 (Mario Faubert), 9:33
WAS, Wes Jarvis 7 (Alan Hangsleben, Dennis Ververgaert), 10:56
PIT, Nick Libett 3 (Peter Lee), 11:12
3: PIT, Paul Gardner 3 (Ross Lonsberry, Mario Faubert), 2:56
Penalties:
1: Alan Hangsleben, WAS [Roughing] 8:43
Bennett Wolf, PIT [Roughing, Tripping] 8:43
Jim McTaggart, WAS [Elbowing] 16:01
Mario Faubert, PIT [Cross checking] 19:09
2: Bennett Wolf, PIT [Hi-sticking] 5:43
Ryan Walter, WAS [Hi-sticking] 5:43
Dennis Maruk, WAS [Cross checking] 20:00
3: Bob Kelly, WAS [Holding] 10:19
Mario Faubert, PIT [Fighting] 13:36
Paul Mulvey, WAS [Fighting] 13:36
Penalty time: PIT: 13 minutes
WAS: 15 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Holland | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilles Lupien | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mario Faubert | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| Bennett Wolf | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Burrows | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Johnson | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Gary McAdam | 16 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pat Hughes | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Paul Gardner | 30 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 35 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ribble | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jim McTaggart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Greg Theberge | 8 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Alan Hangsleben | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wes Jarvis | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Jean Pronovost | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 13-10-12-35
WAS: 9-16- 7-32
Goalies: PIT: Rob Holland (W, 1-4-3)
WAS: Mike Palmateer, Wayne Stephenson (L, 4-5-5)
Referee: Ron Harris
Linesmen: Paul Flaherty, John D'Amico
Attendance: 9,852
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