NHL game summary from December 20, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (10-21-2) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 New York Rangers (12-17-4) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | WAS, | Ryan Walter 18 (Dennis Maruk, Torrie Robertson), 11:15 |
| WAS, | Torrie Robertson 5 (Wes Jarvis, Mike Gartner), 15:21 | |
| WAS, | Lou Franceschetti 1 (Mike Gartner), 19:46 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Andre Dore 1 (Mike Allison), 6:32 |
| 3: | NYR, | Mark Pavelich 13 (Dave Silk, Ron Duguay), 7:08 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ed Hospodar, NYR [Elbowing] 0:14 |
| Terry Murray, WAS [Holding] 1:38 | |
| Dennis Maruk, WAS [Roughing] 8:52 | |
| Ed Hospodar, NYR [Roughing] 8:52 | |
| Pat Hickey, NYR [Slashing] 8:52 | |
| Lou Franceschetti, WAS [Interference] 11:53 | |
| Gaetan Duchesne, WAS [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 14:43 | |
| Andre Dore, NYR [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 14:43 | |
| Lou Franceschetti, WAS [Cross checking] 17:13 | |
| 2: | Tom Laidlaw, NYR [Misconduct] 3:10 |
| Mike Allison, NYR [Roughing] 3:10 | |
| Randy Holt, WAS [Roughing, Misconduct] 3:10 | |
| Dennis Maruk, WAS [Cross checking] 11:32 | |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Cross checking] 13:59 | |
| 3: | Dave Maloney, NYR [Slashing] 3:32 |
| Randy Holt, WAS [Roughing] 11:43 |
Penalty time: WAS: 31 minutes
NYR: 29 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Holt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| Darren Veitch | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tim Tookey | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Carpenter | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gaetan Duchesne | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Wes Jarvis | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Timo Blomqvist | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lou Franceschetti | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul MacKinnon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Theberge | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Bobby Gould | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Murray | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Chris Valentine | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Parro | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Torrie Robertson | 32 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 29 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Laidlaw | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Jere Gillis | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Allison | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Silk | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Hospodar | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Pat Hickey | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Rogers | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Reijo Ruotsalainen | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Steve Weeks | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Dore | 33 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| Tom Younghans | 39 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Pavelich | 40 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 15-10- 4-29
NYR: 11- 9- 8-28
Goalies: WAS: Dave Parro (W, 5-13-0)
NYR: Steve Weeks (L, 9-12-3)
Referee: Denis Morel
Linesmen: Ron Asselstine, Mark Pare
Attendance: 17,425
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