NHL game summary from October 10, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (1-1-1) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Washington Capitals (1-1-0) |
2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 1: | WAS, | Mike Gartner 1 (Greg Theberge, Ryan Walter), 9:31 - PP |
| WAS, | Dennis Maruk 1 (Pat Ribble, Terry Murray), 10:46 | |
| 2: | DET, | Reed Larson 2 (Mike Blaisdell), 5:48 |
| DET, | Don Murdoch 2 (Dale McCourt, Reed Larson), 11:45 - PP | |
| 3: | WAS, | Roland Stoltz 1 (Paul MacKinnon, Bengt Gustafsson), 2:47 |
| WAS, | Jim McTaggart 1 (Dennis Maruk, Jean Pronovost), 5:10 | |
| WAS, | Ryan Walter 3, 8:19 | |
| DET, | Mark Kirton 1 (Reed Larson, Greg Smith), 17:01 | |
| WAS, | Gaetan Duchesne 1 (Jean Pronovost, Terry Murray), 18:24 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Willie Huber, DET [Kneeing] 0:58 |
| Gaetan Duchesne, WAS [Holding] 5:54 | |
| Willie Huber, DET [Slashing] 8:06 | |
| John Ogrodnick, DET [Slashing] 12:37 | |
| Bobby Carpenter, WAS [Slashing] 12:37 | |
| 2: | Bob Kelly, WAS [Holding] 3:06 |
| Mike Gartner, WAS [Hooking] 9:52 | |
| Mark Osborne, DET [Interference] 17:44 | |
| 3: | Willie Huber, DET [Holding] 0:25 |
| Walt McKechnie, DET [Interference] 5:21 | |
| Bob Kelly, WAS [Hooking] 13:20 | |
| Rick Green, WAS [Holding] 14:55 |
Penalty time: DET: 12 minutes
WAS: 12 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 4 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Brent Peterson | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Kirton | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| George Lyle | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Blaisdell | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Greg Joly | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Osborne | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 2 |
| John Ogrodnick | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| Brad Smith | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -16 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -16 | 40 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ribble | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Jim McTaggart | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bobby Carpenter | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Alan Hangsleben | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gaetan Duchesne | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Roland Stoltz | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul MacKinnon | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Greg Theberge | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jean Pronovost | 22 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Bob Kelly | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Terry Murray | 25 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Parro | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 9-18-13-40
WAS: 15- 9-10-34
Goalies: DET: Gilles Gilbert (L, 1-1-1)
WAS: Dave Parro (W, 1-0-0)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Wayne Bonney
Attendance: 13,298
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