NHL game summary from March 27, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hartford Whalers (20-38-18) |
3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
 Washington Capitals (24-34-18) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | WAS, | Mike Gartner 46 (Glen Currie, Darren Veitch), :26 |
| HAR, | Dave Keon 13 (Warren Miller), 2:14 | |
| HAR, | Blaine Stoughton 40 (Mark Howe, Pat Boutette), 13:22 - PP | |
| HAR, | Mike Fidler 13 (Tom Rowe, Al Sims), 18:39 - PP | |
| 2: | WAS, | Dennis Ververgaert 14 (Pat Ribble, Dennis Maruk), 10:59 |
| 3: | HAR, | Blaine Stoughton 41 (Rick Meagher, Mark Howe), 15:10 |
| WAS, | Tim Tookey 8 (Bengt Gustafsson), 17:38 | |
| HAR, | Tom Rowe 13, 19:59 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Kelly, WAS [Hooking] 12:27 | |
| Bob Kelly, WAS [Tripping] 17:28 | ||
| 2: | Mike Fidler, HAR [Holding] 0:50 | |
| Gilles Lupien, HAR [Tripping] 11:22 | ||
| Jack McIlhargey, HAR [Holding] 16:25 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: HAR: 6 minutes
WAS: 4 minutes
| HAR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Howe | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Al Sims | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Rowe | 12 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Debol | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Rogers | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Meagher | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Blaine Stoughton | 21 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Jeff Brubaker | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gilles Lupien | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Barnes | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Don Nachbaur | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Warren Miller | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Pat Boutette | 28 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Fidler | 31 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Stuart Smith | 33 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| John Garrett | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 37 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ribble | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Howard Walker | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim McTaggart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Darren Veitch | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Alan Hangsleben | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Tookey | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jean Pronovost | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Kelly | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Glen Currie | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Inness | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -1 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -1 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: HAR: 16- 9-12-37
WAS: 9-15-11-35
Goalies: HAR: John Garrett (W, 15-25-12)
WAS: Gary Inness (L, 0-1-2)
Referee: Ron Hoggarth
Linesmen: Mark Pare, Willard Norris
Attendance: 12,201
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