Washington Capitals vs New York Islanders
Regular season · Saturday, January 17, 1981 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Game summary
The New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 6–4 on Saturday, January 17, 1981 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Islanders outshot the Capitals 44–39.
Ryan Walter scored twice and Mike Bossy scored a hat trick. Rolf Edberg, John Tonelli, Bengt-Ake Gustafsson, Bob Bourne and Clark Gillies also scored.
Billy Smith made 35 saves on 39 shots for the win; Rollie Boutin stopped 38 of 43.
Scoring
1st period
Ryan Walter (14)Mike Gartner (24), Rick Green (12)1–016:17 WSH
2nd period
Rolf Edberg (4)Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (16), James McTaggart (2)2–005:49 WSH
John Tonelli (15)Bobby Nystrom (15), Ken Morrow (3)2–116:39 NYI- Ryan Walter (15)Pat Ribble (8), Rolf Edberg (3)3–119:03 WSH
Mike Bossy (46)Bryan Trottier (52)3–219:36 NYI
3rd period
- Mike Bossy (47)Bryan Trottier (53), Bob Lorimer (8)3–308:35 NYI
Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (14)Dennis Ververgaert (19), Rolf Edberg (4)4–309:53 WSH
Bob Bourne (22)Anders Kallur (19), Bob Lorimer (9)4–410:06 NYI
Clark Gillies (18)Bob Lorimer (10), Mike Bossy (31)4–515:39 NYI- Mike Bossy (48)Bryan Trottier (54)4–618:52 NYI ·
Team stats
WSHNYI
3944
0%0%
0/20/1
1911
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 10:56 into the first period
Garry Howatt · roughing2 min - 10:56 into the first periodGarry Howatt · fighting5 min
- 10:56 into the first period
James McTaggart · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min - 10:56 into the first periodJames McTaggart · fighting5 min
- 10:56 into the first periodJames McTaggart · misconduct10 min
- 16:39 into the first periodDenis Potvin · slashing2 min
- 9:02 into the second periodRick Green · tripping2 min
- 16:59 into the second periodGord Lane · slashing2 min
Season series
Washington Capitals
| 10Rolf EdbergC | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 2 | – |
| 9Ryan WalterC | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 4 | – |
| 16Bengt-Ake GustafssonL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 8 | – |
| 11Mike GartnerR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 4 | – |
| 23Dennis VervergaertR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 2Pat RibbleD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 4James McTaggartD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 5Rick GreenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 4 | – |
| 17Wes JarvisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 21Dennis MarukC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 | – |
| 22Jean PronovostR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 24Bob KellyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 27Paul MulveyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 3 | – |
| 28Glen CurrieC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 3Howard WalkerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 7Yvon LabreD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 20Rick SmithD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rollie BoutinG | L | 43 | 5 | .884 |
| 30Dave ParroG | 0 | 0 | – |
New York Islanders
| 22Mike BossyR | 3 | 1 | 4 | +3 | 10 | – |
| 19Bryan TrottierC | 0 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 4 | – |
| 4Bob LorimerD | 0 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 4 | – |
| 9Clark GilliesL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 14Bob BourneC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 23Bobby NystromR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 27John TonelliL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 28Anders KallurC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 6Ken MorrowD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 8Garry HowattL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 10Lorne HenningC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 11Wayne MerrickC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 91Butch GoringC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 5Denis PotvinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 7Stefan PerssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 24Gord LaneD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 26Dave LangevinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Glenn ReschG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Billy SmithG | W | 39 | 4 | .897 |