NHL game summary from February 23, 1983
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (29-19-14) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Edmonton Oilers (34-19-10) |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1: | EDM, | Ken Linseman 30 (Lee Fogolin), :23 |
| WAS, | Rod Langway 3 (Dennis Maruk), 3:35 | |
| EDM, | Wayne Gretzky 52 (Kevin Lowe, Jaroslav Pouzar), 7:03 - PP | |
| 2: | WAS, | Bobby Carpenter 22 (Alan Haworth, Bengt Gustafsson), :36 - PP |
| EDM, | Marc Habscheid 3 (Glenn Anderson, Paul Coffey), 17:13 | |
| 3: | EDM, | Wayne Gretzky 53 (Randy Gregg, Jari Kurri), 1:26 - SH |
| EDM, | Kevin Lowe 6 (Wayne Gretzky, Paul Coffey), 2:00 | |
| WAS, | Ken Houston 22 (Brian Engblom, Bobby Carpenter), 10:28 - PP | |
| EDM, | Jaroslav Pouzar 14 (Paul Coffey), 19:15 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Scott Stevens, WAS [Hooking] 5:22 |
| Lee Fogolin, EDM [Holding] 17:05 | |
| 2: | Kevin Lowe, EDM [Holding] 0:28 |
| Glen Currie, WAS [Slashing] 5:11 | |
| Wayne Gretzky, EDM [Tripping] 9:35 | |
| Kevin Lowe, EDM [Hi-sticking] 10:37 | |
| Craig Laughlin, WAS [Hi-sticking] 10:37 | |
| Bench penalty, EDM [Too many men on the ice] 13:54 | |
| Kevin Lowe, EDM [Hi-sticking] 19:53 | |
| 3: | Randy Holt, WAS [Roughing, Fighting, Misconduct] 4:03 |
| Dave Semenko, EDM [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Fighting, Misconduct, Gross misconduct] 4:03 | |
| Paul Coffey, EDM [Slashing] 9:04 | |
| Mark Messier, EDM [Elbowing] 19:49 |
Penalty time: WAS: 23 minutes
EDM: 43 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Stevens | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Randy Holt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | -2 | 1 |
| Rod Langway | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Brian Engblom | 9 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bobby Carpenter | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Glen Currie | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Gaetan Duchesne | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Alan Haworth | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Timo Blomqvist | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Laughlin | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Ken Houston | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Greg Theberge | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bobby Gould | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Doug Jarvis | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Al Jensen | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Milan Novy | 66 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -21 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -21 | 32 | ||||||
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Fogolin | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Lowe | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Garry Lariviere | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Paul Coffey | 7 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Glenn Anderson | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jaroslav Pouzar | 10 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Messier | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Hunter | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ken Linseman | 13 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pat Hughes | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jari Kurri | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Randy Gregg | 21 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Marc Habscheid | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Roulston | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Semenko | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Jackson | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Moog | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Unger | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 99 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 19 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 19 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 10-12-10-32
EDM: 14- 8- 9-31
Goalies: WAS: Al Jensen (L, 16-9-6)
EDM: Andy Moog (W, 25-7-7)
Referee: Kerry Fraser
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 17,498
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