NHL game summary from October 24, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (1-8-0) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 New York Islanders (6-1-1) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | WAS, | Dennis Maruk 5 (Bobby Carpenter), 1:45 - PP |
| WAS, | Pat Ribble 1, 6:50 | |
| NYI, | Duane Sutter 3 (Mike Bossy, Ken Morrow), 16:38 | |
| NYI, | Wayne Merrick 3 (Mike McEwen), 17:35 - PP | |
| 2: | NYI, | John Tonelli 3 (Tomas Jonsson, Wayne Merrick), 1:00 |
| WAS, | Bengt Gustafsson 3 (Bobby Carpenter), 1:24 | |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 9 (Bryan Trottier, Clark Gillies), 18:36 | |
| 3: | NYI, | Bob Bourne 5 (Mike Bossy, Mike McEwen), 4:29 |
| NYI, | Butch Goring 3 (Dave Langevin, Anders Kallur), 16:30 | |
| WAS, | Dennis Maruk 6 (Mike Gartner), 17:04 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rollie Melanson, NYI [Hi-sticking] 1:01 |
| Howard Walker, WAS [Tripping] 8:04 | |
| John Tonelli, NYI [Hi-sticking] 10:25 | |
| Ryan Walter, WAS [Holding] 17:35 | |
| 2: | Paul MacKinnon, WAS [Hooking] 5:55 |
| Gord Lane, NYI [Slashing] 16:04 | |
| 3: | Dave Langevin, NYI [Interference] 5:54 |
Penalty time: WAS: 6 minutes
NYI: 8 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ribble | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Howard Walker | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Tookey | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bobby Carpenter | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Alan Hangsleben | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Gaetan Duchesne | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Timo Blomqvist | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Roland Stoltz | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul MacKinnon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Greg Theberge | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Todd Bidner | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Currie | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dave Parro | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 36 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rollie Melanson | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tomas Jonsson | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Ken Morrow | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Duane Sutter | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Lane | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Carroll | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Hector Marini | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Goring | 91 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 9-13-14-36
NYI: 9- 8- 8-25
Goalies: WAS: Dave Parro (L, 1-3-0)
NYI: Rollie Melanson (W, 2-1-1)
Referee: Denis Morel
Linesmen: Wayne Bonney, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 14,750
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