NHL game summary from December 26, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (12-18-5) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 Washington Capitals (12-12-10) |
2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 1: | WAS, | Bengt Gustafsson 11, 2:07 |
| WAS, | Ryan Walter 12, 13:17 | |
| NYR, | Mike Allison 13 (Anders Hedberg, Dave Maloney), 15:23 - PP | |
| 2: | WAS, | Bob Kelly 13 (Rick Green, Bengt Gustafsson), 5:01 - PP |
| WAS, | Bob Kelly 14 (Jean Pronovost, Tim Tookey), 12:27 - PP | |
| WAS, | Dennis Maruk 24 (Bob Kelly, Yvon Labre), 12:48 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Doug Sulliman 4 (Dave Maloney, Ed Hospodar), :17 |
| WAS, | Howard Walker 1 (Tim Tookey, Darren Veitch), 11:14 - PP | |
| WAS, | Dennis Maruk 25 (Bob Kelly, Dennis Ververgaert), 13:49 | |
| NYR, | Ed Johnstone 7 (Tom Laidlaw), 16:41 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Maloney, NYR [Holding] 10:10 |
| Bench penalty, WAS [Abuse of Officials] 14:43 | |
| Dennis Maruk, WAS [Roughing] 14:43 | |
| Chris Kotsopoulos, NYR [Holding] 18:32 | |
| 2: | Archie Henderson, WAS [Charging] 1:39 |
| Dave Silk, NYR [Hooking] 3:43 | |
| Don Maloney, NYR [Fighting] 6:14 | |
| Yvon Labre, WAS [Fighting] 6:14 | |
| Ryan Walter, WAS [Tripping] 7:28 | |
| Chris Kotsopoulos, NYR [Fighting] 10:27 | |
| Paul Mulvey, WAS [Fighting] 10:27 | |
| Barry Beck, NYR [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Misconduct] 10:27 | |
| Anders Hedberg, NYR [Holding] 11:44 | |
| Yvon Labre, WAS [Cross checking] 17:13 | |
| 3: | Rick Green, WAS [Slashing] 2:55 |
| Mike Palmateer, WAS [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 7:54 | |
| Ed Johnstone, NYR [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 7:54 | |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Charging] 9:14 | |
| Anders Hedberg, NYR [Interference] 10:52 | |
| Yvon Labre, WAS [Fighting] 16:14 | |
| Anders Hedberg, NYR [Fighting, Misconduct] 16:14 | |
| Archie Henderson, WAS [Hi-sticking] 16:14 | |
| Chris Kotsopoulos, NYR [Hi-sticking] 16:14 | |
| Barry Beck, NYR [Misconduct] 16:14 | |
| Doug Sulliman, NYR [Misconduct] 16:14 | |
| Bob Kelly, WAS [Misconduct] 16:14 | |
| Dennis Maruk, WAS [Misconduct] 16:14 | |
| [served by B. Gustafsson], WAS [Player leaving bench] 16:14 | |
| [served by Ron Greschner], NYR [Player leaving bench] 16:14 | |
| Jim McTaggart, WAS [Roughing, Fighting, Misconduct] 16:14 | |
| Ed Hospodar, NYR [Roughing, Fighting, Misconduct, Game misconduct] 16:14 |
Penalty time: NYR: 104 minutes
WAS: 72 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Laidlaw | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 4 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jere Gillis | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Doug Sulliman | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Allison | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | -2 | 0 |
| Dave Silk | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ed Hospodar | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Kotsopoulos | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 8 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -12 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -12 | 32 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Walker | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim McTaggart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Darren Veitch | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Alan Hangsleben | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Wes Jarvis | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tim Tookey | 18 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 5 |
| Jean Pronovost | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 24 | LW | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 3 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Archie Henderson | 31 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 12 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 12 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 7- 9-16-32
WAS: 13- 7- 8-28
Goalies: NYR: Wayne Thomas (L, 3-4-1)
WAS: Mike Palmateer (W, 8-6-5)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Paul Flaherty
Attendance: 15,771
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