NHL game summary from March 29, 1981

Team	1	2	3	F
New York Islanders (45-17-14)	2	1	2	5
Washington Capitals (24-35-18)	1	2	1	4

1: NYI, Clark Gillies 31 (Mike Bossy, Bryan Trottier), 5:54
   WAS, Bengt Gustafsson 21 (Rolf Edberg), 6:38
   NYI, Bryan Trottier 31 (Butch Goring), 9:21 - SH
2: NYI, Clark Gillies 32 (Bob Bourne), 5:07
   WAS, Mike Gartner 47 (Glen Currie, Ryan Walter), 8:35
   WAS, Rolf Edberg 8 (Dennis Ververgaert), 12:49
3: WAS, Ryan Walter 24 (Bengt Gustafsson, Jean Pronovost), 5:20 - PP
   NYI, Stefan Persson 8 (Denis Potvin), 9:18 - PP
   NYI, Mike Bossy 68 (Bryan Trottier, Clark Gillies), 14:32

Penalties:

1: Bob Nystrom, NYI [Elbowing, Fighting] 1:37
   Ryan Walter, WAS [Fighting] 1:37
   Dave Langevin, NYI [Hi-sticking] 7:28
   Bryan Trottier, NYI [Elbowing] 11:20
   Ryan Walter, WAS [Elbowing] 11:20
   Stefan Persson, NYI [Holding] 12:45
   Darren Veitch, WAS [Hooking] 14:51
   Mike Palmateer, WAS [Fighting] 18:55
   Garry Howatt, NYI [Fighting] 18:55
   Paul MacKinnon, WAS [Game misconduct] 18:55
   Rick Green, WAS [Misconduct] 18:55
   Dennis Ververgaert, WAS [Misconduct] 18:55
   Dennis Maruk, WAS [Misconduct] 18:55
   Bob Kelly, WAS [Misconduct] 18:55
   Stefan Persson, NYI [Misconduct] 18:55
   Mike Bossy, NYI [Misconduct] 18:55
   Dave Langevin, NYI [Misconduct] 18:55
   Bryan Trottier, NYI [Misconduct] 18:55
   Bench penalty, NYI [Too many men on the ice] 18:55
   Bench penalty, WAS [Too many men on the ice] 18:55
2: Denis Potvin, NYI [Hi-sticking] 5:30
   Dennis Maruk, WAS [Slashing] 12:56
   Bryan Trottier, NYI [Slashing] 12:56
   Bob Nystrom, NYI [Fighting] 17:38
   Jim McTaggart, WAS [Fighting] 17:38
3: Denis Potvin, NYI [Tripping] 3:51
   Pat Ribble, WAS [Slashing] 8:27
   Bryan Trottier, NYI [Tripping] 11:56
   Mike Gartner, WAS [Interference] 12:09

Penalty time: NYI: 73 minutes
              WAS: 77 minutes

NYI Player Data	#	Pos	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM	+/-	Shots
Rollie Melanson	1	G	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Lorimer	4	D	0	0	0	0	0	1
Denis Potvin	5	D	0	1	1	4	1	6
Ken Morrow	6	D	0	0	0	0	1	1
Stefan Persson	7	D	1	0	1	12	0	1
Garry Howatt	8	LW	0	0	0	5	-1	1
Clark Gillies	9	LW	2	1	3	0	3	3
Wayne Merrick	11	C	0	0	0	0	0	2
Duane Sutter	12	RW	0	0	0	0	-3	0
Bob Bourne	14	C	0	1	1	0	0	3
Mike McEwen	16	D	0	0	0	0	0	2
Bryan Trottier	19	C	1	2	3	16	3	1
Mike Bossy	22	RW	1	1	2	10	2	4
Bob Nystrom	23	RW	0	0	0	12	0	2
Dave Langevin	26	D	0	0	0	12	0	2
John Tonelli	27	LW	0	0	0	0	-1	1
Anders Kallur	28	C	0	0	0	0	1	4
Butch Goring	91	C	0	1	1	0	-2	3
TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen)							4	37

WAS Player Data	#	Pos	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM	+/-	Shots
Pat Ribble	2	D	0	0	0	2	1	3
Howard Walker	3	D	0	0	0	0	0	1
Jim McTaggart	4	D	0	0	0	5	1	2
Rick Green	5	D	0	0	0	10	-2	1
Darren Veitch	6	D	0	0	0	2	0	3
Ryan Walter	9	C	1	1	2	7	0	1
Rolf Edberg	10	C	1	1	2	0	2	3
Mike Gartner	11	RW	1	0	1	2	0	5
Alan Hangsleben	12	LW	0	0	0	0	1	1
Bengt Gustafsson	16	LW	1	1	2	0	0	2
Tim Tookey	18	C	0	0	0	0	-1	0
Paul MacKinnon	19	D	0	0	0	10	-1	0
Dennis Maruk	21	C	0	0	0	12	-2	0
Jean Pronovost	22	RW	0	1	1	0	-2	1
Dennis Ververgaert	23	RW	0	1	1	10	0	0
Bob Kelly	24	LW	0	0	0	10	-2	1
Glen Currie	28	C	0	1	1	0	0	1
Mike Palmateer	29	G	0	0	0	5	0	0
TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen)							-5	25


Shots: NYI: 13-14-10-37
       WAS:  6-12- 7-25

Goalies: NYI: Rollie Melanson (W, 7-0-1)
         WAS: Mike Palmateer (L, 16-18-9)

Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Ron Finn

Attendance: 18,130

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