NHL game summary from March 26, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (24-33-18) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Detroit Red Wings (19-39-16) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1: | WAS, | Tim Tookey 7 (Pat Ribble), 14:15 - PP |
| 2: | WAS, | Mike Gartner 45 (Dennis Maruk, Jean Pronovost), 6:57 - PP |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jim McTaggart, WAS [Roughing] 1:47 |
| Brad Smith, DET [Fighting] 3:32 | |
| Howard Walker, WAS [Fighting] 3:32 | |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Hi-sticking] 14:03 | |
| 2: | Pat Ribble, WAS [Hooking] 3:21 |
| Brent Peterson, DET [Holding] 6:29 | |
| Alan Hangsleben, WAS [Fighting] 10:37 | |
| Mike Foligno, DET [Roughing, Fighting] 10:37 | |
| 3: | Jim McTaggart, WAS [Holding] 11:58 |
| John Barrett, DET [Holding] 15:04 | |
| Reed Larson, DET [Holding] 16:25 |
Penalty time: WAS: 16 minutes
DET: 20 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ribble | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Howard Walker | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim McTaggart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darren Veitch | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Alan Hangsleben | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tim Tookey | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Currie | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 21 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Barrett | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Brent Peterson | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary McAdam | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Earl Ingarfield | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Kirton | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| John Ogrodnick | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Korn | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Smith | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Joe Paterson | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Lozinski | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 4- 7-10-21
DET: 9- 8- 8-25
Goalies: WAS: Mike Palmateer (W, 16-17-9)
DET: Larry Lozinski (L, 6-8-5)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 12,813
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