NHL game summary from December 17, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Edmonton Oilers (7-18-5) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Washington Capitals (10-11-10) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | EDM, | Don Murdoch 7 (Pat Price, Risto Siltanen), 1:00 - PP |
| WAS, | Jean Pronovost 10 (Guy Charron, Bob Kelly), 5:36 | |
| EDM, | Dave Hunter 5 (Stan Weir, Curt Brackenbury), 10:19 | |
| WAS, | Mike Gartner 19 (Ryan Walter, Jim McTaggart), 17:10 | |
| 2: | WAS, | Rick Green 3 (Mike Gartner, Bengt Gustafsson), 8:03 |
| 3: | WAS, | Bengt Gustafsson 10, 1:49 |
| WAS, | Guy Charron 2 (Mike Palmateer), 19:35 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rick Green, WAS [Holding] 0:27 |
| Doug Hicks, EDM [Boarding] 1:46 | |
| Dennis Maruk, WAS [Hooking] 1:46 | |
| Jari Kurri, EDM [Tripping] 3:34 | |
| Don Murdoch, EDM [Interference] 7:29 | |
| Ryan Walter, WAS [Interference] 7:29 | |
| Paul Coffey, EDM [Hooking] 18:45 | |
| 2: | Lee Fogolin, EDM [Holding] 16:39 |
| 3: | Stan Weir, EDM [Holding] 2:19 |
| Bob Kelly, WAS [Roughing] 2:19 | |
| Lee Fogolin, EDM [Holding] 5:52 | |
| Ryan Walter, WAS [Holding] 17:33 |
Penalty time: EDM: 14 minutes
WAS: 10 minutes
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Fogolin | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| Kevin Lowe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Hicks | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Coffey | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Risto Siltanen | 8 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Glenn Anderson | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Matti Hagman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Messier | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Dave Hunter | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Curt Brackenbury | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jari Kurri | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Stan Weir | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Roulston | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Pat Price | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave Semenko | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Low | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Murdoch | 47 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 99 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -21 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -21 | 22 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ribble | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Howard Walker | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim McTaggart | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Alan Hangsleben | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| Wes Jarvis | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Tookey | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Jean Pronovost | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: EDM: 5- 9- 8-22
WAS: 21- 9-10-40
Goalies: EDM: Ron Low (L, 5-12-3)
WAS: Mike Palmateer (W, 6-5-5)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Joe Dame
Attendance: 7,596
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