NHL game summary from April 5, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (19-43-18) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Washington Capitals (26-36-18) |
4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 1: | WAS, | Glen Currie 5 (Rick Green, Ryan Walter), :11 |
| DET, | Brad Smith 12 (Jim Korn), 1:53 | |
| WAS, | Tim Tookey 9 (Bengt Gustafsson, Darren Veitch), 3:21 - PP | |
| WAS, | Dennis Maruk 48 (Bob Kelly, Mike Gartner), 13:31 | |
| WAS, | Dennis Maruk 49 (Howard Walker, Bob Kelly), 19:19 - PP | |
| 2: | DET, | Mark Kirton 18 (Mike Foligno, Willie Huber), 4:22 - PP |
| 3: | WAS, | Mike Gartner 48 (Tim Tookey), 1:33 - PP |
| WAS, | Dennis Maruk 50 (Bob Kelly, Howard Walker), 13:05 | |
| WAS, | Tim Tookey 10 (Dennis Ververgaert, Darren Veitch), 19:06 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Reed Larson, DET [Hi-sticking] 2:48 |
| Dennis Ververgaert, WAS [Holding] 6:31 | |
| Dennis Ververgaert, WAS [Interference] 9:11 | |
| Brad Smith, DET [Fighting] 17:25 | |
| Jim McTaggart, WAS [Fighting] 17:25 | |
| Joe Paterson, DET [Holding] 17:43 | |
| 2: | Bob Kelly, WAS [Tripping] 3:41 |
| John Barrett, DET [Interference] 11:23 | |
| Tim Tookey, WAS [Holding] 13:37 | |
| Reed Larson, DET [Holding] 15:46 | |
| Paul MacKinnon, WAS [Holding] 19:14 | |
| 3: | Mark Kirton, DET [Hooking] 1:27 |
| Bench penalty, DET [Too many men on the ice] 3:11 | |
| Paul MacKinnon, WAS [Tripping] 5:37 | |
| Mike Foligno, DET [Holding] 6:57 | |
| Perry Miller, DET [Tripping] 14:21 |
Penalty time: DET: 21 minutes
WAS: 17 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Barrett | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Brent Peterson | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary McAdam | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Glenn Hicks | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Mark Kirton | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| John Ogrodnick | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jim Korn | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Brad Smith | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Joe Paterson | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Claude Legris | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Lozinski | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 30 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ribble | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Howard Walker | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim McTaggart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Darren Veitch | 6 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Alan Hangsleben | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Tim Tookey | 18 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Paul MacKinnon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Jean Pronovost | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 24 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Glen Currie | 28 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 16 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 16 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 12- 8-10-30
WAS: 11-11-10-32
Goalies: DET: Claude Legris,
Larry Lozinski (L, 6-11-7) WAS: Mike Palmateer (W, 18-19-9) Referee: Bryan Lewis Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Randy Mitton Attendance: 12,531
Larry Lozinski (L, 6-11-7) WAS: Mike Palmateer (W, 18-19-9) Referee: Bryan Lewis Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Randy Mitton Attendance: 12,531
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