Washington Capitals vs Winnipeg Jets
Regular season · Wednesday, December 31, 1980 · Winnipeg Arena
Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the Winnipeg Jets 5–3 on Wednesday, December 31, 1980 at Winnipeg Arena. The Capitals outshot the Jets 33–22.
Jean Pronovost scored twice. Dave Christian, Morris Lukowich, Doug Smail, Paul Mulvey, Dennis Maruk and Mike Gartner also scored.
Mike Palmateer made 19 saves on 22 shots for the win; Markus Mattsson stopped 28 of 32.
Scoring
1st period
Dave Christian (7)Morris Lukowich (15)0–111:28 WIN
Morris Lukowich (19)Danny Geoffrion (13), Dave Christian (29)0–217:06 WIN
2nd period
Doug Smail (6)Norm Dupont (13), Tom Bladon (5)0–308:28 WIN · 
Paul Mulvey (5)Ryan Walter (21), Dennis Ververgaert (16)1–309:48 WSH
3rd period
Jean Pronovost (13)Dennis Maruk (21), Bob Kelly (21)2–302:06 WSH
Dennis Maruk (27)Unassisted3–304:32 WSH- Jean Pronovost (14)Dennis Maruk (22), Bob Kelly (22)4–308:50 WSH
Mike Gartner (22)Mike Palmateer (6)5–319:49 WSH ·
Team stats
WSHWIN
3322
0%0%
0/21/4
106
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 5:23 into the first period
Darren Veitch · hooking2 min - 10:03 into the first periodArchie Henderson · roughing2 min
- 10:03 into the first period
Jimmy Mann · roughing double minor4 min - 18:08 into the first periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 3:17 into the second periodBob Kelly · hooking2 min
- 4:49 into the second periodDave Babych · interference2 min
- 6:29 into the second periodRyan Walter · tripping2 min
Season series
Washington Capitals
| 21Dennis MarukC | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 4 | – |
| 22Jean PronovostR | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 24Bob KellyL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 9Ryan WalterC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 11Mike GartnerR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 23Dennis VervergaertR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 27Paul MulveyL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 5 | – |
| 12Al HangslebenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 15Guy CharronC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 17Wes JarvisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 18Tim TookeyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 | – |
| 31Archie HendersonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 3Howard WalkerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | – |
| 4James McTaggartD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 5Rick GreenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 6Darren VeitchD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 7Yvon LabreD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Mike PalmateerG | W | 22 | 3 | .864 |
| 35Wayne StephensonG | 0 | 0 | – |
Winnipeg Jets
| 12Morris LukowichL | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 13Dave ChristianR | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 5Danny GeoffrionR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 9Doug SmailL | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 28Norm DupontL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 21Tom BladonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 0 | – |
| 8Jimmy MannR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 10Peter SullivanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 14Tim TrimperL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 24Ron WilsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 32Rick BownessR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 34Dave ChartierC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2Moe ManthaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 4Barry LongD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 6Barry LeggeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 27Don SpringD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 44Dave BabychD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pierre HamelG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Markus MattssonG | L | 32 | 4 | .875 |