NHL game summary from December 17, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (9-20-2) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 New York Islanders (17-9-5) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | NYI, | Denis Potvin 7, 2:27 |
| NYI, | Bryan Trottier 13 (Mike Bossy, Mike McEwen), 16:47 - PP | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | NYI, | Bryan Trottier 14 (Ken Morrow, Clark Gillies), 8:13 |
| WAS, | Mike Gartner 10 (Terry Murray), 9:34 | |
| NYI, | Mike McEwen 3 (Bryan Trottier, Mike Bossy), 13:29 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Denis Potvin, NYI [Tripping] 6:36 |
| Paul MacKinnon, WAS [Hooking] 14:52 | |
| 2: | Duane Sutter, NYI [Tripping] 3:25 |
| Greg Theberge, WAS [Holding] 12:06 | |
| John Tonelli, NYI [Tripping] 15:50 | |
| 3: | Chris Valentine, WAS [Holding] 3:01 |
| Gord Lane, NYI [Holding] 13:48 |
Penalty time: WAS: 6 minutes
NYI: 8 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Holt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Darren Veitch | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Tim Tookey | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bobby Carpenter | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Gaetan Duchesne | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Wes Jarvis | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Timo Blomqvist | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul MacKinnon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Theberge | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bobby Gould | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry Murray | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Valentine | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 7 |
| Dave Parro | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Torrie Robertson | 32 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 31 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rollie Melanson | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 2 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Tomas Jonsson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Ken Morrow | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Duane Sutter | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gord Lane | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Billy Carroll | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Hector Marini | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Butch Goring | 91 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 9-12-10-31
NYI: 13-12-10-35
Goalies: WAS: Dave Parro (L, 4-12-0)
NYI: Rollie Melanson (W, 5-4-4)
Referee: Ron Fournier
Linesmen: Dan McCourt, John D'Amico
Attendance: 14,733
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