Washington Capitals vs Calgary Flames
Regular season · Thursday, January 8, 1981 · Stampede Corral
Game summary
The Calgary Flames beat the Washington Capitals 6–0 on Thursday, January 8, 1981 at Stampede Corral. The Capitals outshot the Flames 40–32.
Don Lever scored twice. Eric Vail, Kevin Lavallee, Ken Houston and Kent Nilsson also scored.
Rejean Lemelin made 40 saves on 40 shots for the win; Rollie Boutin stopped 26 of 32.
Scoring
1st period
Eric Vail (17)Jim Peplinski (12), Randy Holt (1)0–100:19 CGY
Kevin Lavallee (8)Kent Nilsson (37), Paul Reinhart (19)0–212:58 CGY · 
Don Lever (13)Eric Vail (17), Phil Russell (11)0–317:06 CGY ·
2nd period
- Don Lever (14)Bill Clement (10)0–400:42 CGY
3rd period
Ken Houston (1)Pekka Rautakallio (27), Kent Nilsson (38)0–503:03 CGY
Kent Nilsson (18)Pekka Rautakallio (28), Paul Reinhart (20)0–619:31 CGY ·
Team stats
WSHCGY
4032
0%0%
0/122/9
2228
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 2:56 into the first period
Paul Mulvey · cross checking2 min - 7:23 into the first period
Randy Holt · slashing2 min - 7:23 into the first periodPaul Mulvey · slashing2 min
- 11:42 into the first periodRick Green · hooking2 min
- 13:30 into the first periodRandy Holt · cross checking2 min
- 14:25 into the first periodBert Wilson · hooking2 min
- 16:32 into the first periodBob MacMillan · high sticking2 min
- 18:26 into the first periodBrad Marsh · roughing2 min
- 18:26 into the first periodPaul Mulvey · cross checking2 min
- 18:26 into the first periodPaul Mulvey · roughing2 min
- 19:48 into the first periodPaul Reinhart · holding2 min
- 3:21 into the second periodRandy Holt · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 5:07 into the second periodBengt-Ake Gustafsson · holding2 min
- 9:06 into the second periodJim Peplinski · holding2 min
- 15:05 into the second periodBill Clement · interference2 min
- 16:00 into the second periodBob MacMillan · high sticking2 min
- 19:39 into the second periodRandy Holt · slashing2 min
- 0:24 into the third periodMike Gartner · hooking2 min
- 7:55 into the third periodRandy Holt · hooking2 min
- 9:54 into the third periodDarren Veitch · slashing2 min
- 12:56 into the third periodGlen Currie · tripping2 min
- 14:22 into the third periodWilli Plett · tripping2 min
- 17:09 into the third periodRandy Holt · hooking2 min
- 18:15 into the third periodAl Hangsleben · holding2 min
- 18:56 into the third periodJames McTaggart · slashing2 min
Season series
Washington Capitals
| 9Ryan WalterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 5 | – |
| 11Mike GartnerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 6 | – |
| 12Al HangslebenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 15Guy CharronC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 16Bengt-Ake GustafssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 17Wes JarvisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 21Dennis MarukC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 22Jean PronovostR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 23Dennis VervergaertR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 24Bob KellyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 25Torrie RobertsonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 27Paul MulveyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 28Glen CurrieC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 3Howard WalkerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 4James McTaggartD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 5Rick GreenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 3 | – |
| 6Darren VeitchD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rollie BoutinG | L | 32 | 6 | .813 |
| 30Dave ParroG | 0 | 0 | – |
Calgary Flames
| 14Kent NilssonC | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 12Don LeverC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 6 | – |
| 27Eric VailL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 6 | – |
| 4Pekka RautakallioD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 23Paul ReinhartD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 6Ken HoustonR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 10Bill ClementC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 15Kevin LavalleeL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 24Jim PeplinskiL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 5Phil RussellD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 0 | – |
| 7Randy HoltD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 8Bert WilsonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 11Bob MacMillanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 18Brad SmithR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 25Willi PlettR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 20Bob MurdochD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | – |
| 22Brad MarshD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pat RigginG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Rejean LemelinG | W | 40 | 0 | 1.000 |