Philadelphia Flyers vs Washington Capitals

Regular season · Saturday, December 20, 1980 · Capital Centre

5–2

41–23

Game summary

The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Washington Capitals 5–2 on Saturday, December 20, 1980 at Capital Centre. The Flyers outshot the Capitals 41–23.

Reggie Leach scored twice. Tim Tookey, Bob Kelly, Bob Dailey, Tim Kerr and Tom Gorence also scored.

Pete Peeters made 21 saves on 23 shots for the win; Mike Palmateer stopped 36 of 41.

Goals
PHI	0	3	2	5	41
WSH	2	0	0	2	23

Scoring

1st period

Tim Tookey (1)Mike Gartner (19), Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (11)0–108:55 WSH ·
Bob Kelly (12)Unassisted0–216:27 WSH

2nd period

Bob Dailey (5)Unassisted1–204:13 PHI
Reggie Leach (14)Behn Wilson (21), Brian Propp (17)2–214:20 PHI ·
Tim Kerr (8)Blake Wesley (4), Bob Dailey (17)3–214:48 PHI ·

3rd period

Tom Gorence (10)Mel Bridgman (15), Tim Kerr (17)4–208:55 PHI
Reggie Leach (15)Bobby Clarke (27)5–211:32 PHI ·

Team stats

PHIWSH

4123

0%0%

2/41/9

4333

Penalties

0:16 into the first periodKen Linseman · roughing2 min
0:16 into the first periodDennis Maruk · roughing2 min
4:35 into the first periodBobby Clarke · boarding2 min
8:44 into the first periodTim Kerr · holding2 min
9:56 into the first periodYvon Labre · cross checking2 min
12:31 into the first periodFrank Bathe · roughing2 min
12:31 into the first periodMel Bridgman · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
12:31 into the first periodMel Bridgman · misconduct10 min
12:31 into the first periodYvon Labre · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
12:31 into the first periodYvon Labre · misconduct10 min
12:31 into the first periodDennis Maruk · roughing2 min
18:35 into the first periodPaul Holmgren · fighting5 min
18:35 into the first periodBob Kelly · fighting5 min
19:08 into the first periodTerry Murray · interference2 min
0:32 into the second periodBobby Clarke · roughing2 min
0:32 into the second periodDennis Maruk · roughing2 min
6:22 into the second periodDennis Maruk · holding2 min
7:33 into the second periodBob Dailey · hooking2 min
12:54 into the second periodAl Hangsleben · hooking2 min
14:35 into the second periodDennis Ververgaert · tripping2 min
16:33 into the second periodMel Bridgman · high sticking2 min
3:28 into the third periodBehn Wilson · holding2 min
11:17 into the third periodBob Dailey · hooking2 min
17:16 into the third periodBehn Wilson · holding2 min
17:16 into the third periodBehn Wilson · slashing2 min
17:22 into the third periodBobby Clarke · slashing2 min
17:22 into the third periodRyan Walter · interference2 min

Season series

Flyers vs Capitals head-to-head →

Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers skaters

12Tim KerrR	1	1	2	+1	2	2	–	–
27Reggie LeachR	2	0	2	+2	6	0	–	–
2Bob DaileyD	1	1	2	+1	6	4	–	–
10Mel BridgmanC	0	1	1	+1	0	14	–	–
16Bobby ClarkeC	0	1	1	+2	0	6	–	–
22Tom GorenceR	1	0	1	+1	3	0	–	–
26Brian ProppL	0	1	1	−1	1	0	–	–
3Behn WilsonD	0	1	1	+1	2	6	–	–
6Blake WesleyD	0	1	1	0	1	0	–	–
7Bill BarberL	0	0	0	+1	6	0	–	–
14Ken LinsemanC	0	0	0	−1	2	2	–	–
17Paul HolmgrenR	0	0	0	−1	1	5	–	–
19Rick MacLeishC	0	0	0	0	5	0	–	–
21Gary MorrisonR	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	–
5Frank BatheD	0	0	0	+1	2	2	–	–
24Terry MurrayD	0	0	0	+1	2	2	–	–
28Mike BusniukD	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	–

Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie
30Rick St. CroixG		0	0	0	–	00:00
33Pete PeetersG	W	23	21	2	.913	60:00

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters

11Mike GartnerR	0	1	1	−3	5	0	–	–
16Bengt-Ake GustafssonL	0	1	1	−2	1	0	–	–
18Tim TookeyC	1	0	1	−2	1	0	–	–
24Bob KellyL	1	0	1	+1	1	5	–	–
9Ryan WalterC	0	0	0	−3	3	2	–	–
12Al HangslebenL	0	0	0	−1	0	2	–	–
15Guy CharronC	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	–
17Wes JarvisC	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
21Dennis MarukC	0	0	0	+1	3	8	–	–
22Jean PronovostR	0	0	0	+1	3	0	–	–
23Dennis VervergaertR	0	0	0	0	1	2	–	–
27Paul MulveyL	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	–
2Pat RibbleD	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	–
3Howard WalkerD	0	0	0	+1	2	0	–	–
4James McTaggartD	0	0	0	−1	0	0	–	–
5Rick GreenD	0	0	0	−1	0	0	–	–
7Yvon LabreD	0	0	0	−1	0	14	–	–

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
1Rollie BoutinG		0	0	0	–	00:00
29Mike PalmateerG	L	41	36	5	.878	60:00