NHL game summary from December 16, 1982
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (13-9-9) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
 Minnesota North Stars (19-8-6) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | WAS, | Dennis Maruk 16 (Ken Houston, Brian Engblom), 8:41 |
| WAS, | Dennis Maruk 17 (Scott Stevens, Doug Jarvis), 8:52 | |
| WAS, | Bobby Gould 9 (Brian Engblom, Glen Currie), 12:30 | |
| 2: | MIN, | Neal Broten 16 (Willi Plett, Tom McCarthy), 12:12 |
| MIN, | Steve Payne 19 (Brian Bellows, Craig Hartsburg), 15:48 - PP | |
| WAS, | Ken Houston 13 (Rod Langway, Dennis Maruk), 17:50 | |
| 3: | MIN, | Tom McCarthy 14 (Dino Ciccarelli, Neal Broten), :19 |
| MIN, | Tim Young 8 (Gordie Roberts, Brad Maxwell), 19:33 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Neal Broten, MIN [Hooking] 9:22 |
| Brian Engblom, WAS [Hooking] 13:07 | |
| 2: | Willi Plett, MIN [Hi-sticking] 4:05 |
| Glen Currie, WAS [Hi-sticking] 6:32 | |
| Bench penalty, WAS [Too many men on the ice] 6:32 | |
| Brian Bellows, MIN [Hooking] 6:57 | |
| Bobby Carpenter, WAS [Slashing] 10:09 | |
| Tim Young, MIN [Slashing] 11:29 | |
| Brian Engblom, WAS [Slashing] 11:29 | |
| Scott Stevens, WAS [Hooking] 14:11 | |
| 3: | Brad Maxwell, MIN [Hi-sticking] 3:44 |
| Craig Laughlin, WAS [Hi-sticking] 3:44 | |
| Craig Hartsburg, MIN [Hi-sticking] 10:09 | |
| Craig Laughlin, WAS [Hi-sticking] 10:09 | |
| Dan Mandich, MIN [Tripping] 12:35 |
Penalty time: WAS: 16 minutes
MIN: 14 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Riggin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Stevens | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Randy Holt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Rod Langway | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Brian Engblom | 9 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Bobby Carpenter | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Glen Currie | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gaetan Duchesne | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Alan Haworth | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Craig Laughlin | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Ken Houston | 19 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Greg Theberge | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Paul MacKinnon | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Gould | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Jarvis | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Milan Novy | 66 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 32 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Giles | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Neal Broten | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Gordie Roberts | 10 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom McCarthy | 11 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ken Solheim | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jordy Douglas | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Dino Ciccarelli | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| George Ferguson | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Bellows | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Willi Plett | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Mandich | 32 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -4 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -4 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 13- 4-15-32
MIN: 8-10- 8-26
Goalies: WAS: Pat Riggin (T, 6-4-4)
MIN: Gilles Meloche (T, 12-3-5)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Wayne Forsey, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 12,340
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