Washington Capitals vs Hartford Whalers
Regular season · Wednesday, March 11, 1981 · Hartford Civic Center
Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the Hartford Whalers 5–2 on Wednesday, March 11, 1981 at Hartford Civic Center. The Capitals outshot the Whalers 37–26.
Goals came from Dennis Maruk, Bob Kelly, Jean Pronovost, Glen Currie, Dave Keon, Mark Howe and Mike Gartner.
Mike Palmateer made 24 saves on 26 shots for the win; John Garrett stopped 32 of 37.
Scoring
1st period
Dennis Maruk (41)Unassisted1–002:46 WSH
Bob Kelly (23)Dennis Maruk (36), Errol Rausse (1)2–010:37 WSH
2nd period
Jean Pronovost (22)Dennis Maruk (37)3–001:01 WSH
Glen Currie (4)Unassisted4–003:17 WSH · 
Dave Keon (11)Pat Boutette (47), Norm Barnes (11)4–115:49 HFD
Mark Howe (18)Unassisted4–219:32 HFD
3rd period
Mike Gartner (39)Ryan Walter (36), Tim Tookey (11)5–200:27 WSH
Team stats
WSHHFD
3726
0%0%
0/50/4
1315
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 3:04 into the first period
Don Nachbaur · tripping2 min - 5:28 into the first period
James McTaggart · interference2 min - 11:10 into the first periodJack McIlhargey · cross checking2 min
- 2:23 into the second periodPat Ribble · holding2 min
- 4:04 into the second periodTom Rowe · slashing2 min
- 14:19 into the second periodTom Rowe · fighting5 min
- 14:19 into the second periodHoward Walker · fighting5 min
- 17:13 into the second periodDon Nachbaur · cross checking2 min
- 1:14 into the third periodPierre Bouchard · holding2 min
- 9:38 into the third periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 12:49 into the third periodStuart Smith · high sticking2 min
Season series
Washington Capitals
| 21Dennis MarukC | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 9Ryan WalterC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 11Mike GartnerR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 14Errol RausseL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 18Tim TookeyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 22Jean PronovostR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 24Bob KellyL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 28Glen CurrieC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 12Al HangslebenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 16Bengt-Ake GustafssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 23Dennis VervergaertR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 2Pat RibbleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 3Howard WalkerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 4James McTaggartD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 5Rick GreenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 5 | – |
| 6Darren VeitchD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 26Pierre BouchardD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Mike PalmateerG | W | 26 | 2 | .923 |
| 30Dave ParroG | 0 | 0 | – |
Hartford Whalers
| 14Dave KeonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 28Pat BoutetteL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 5Mark HoweD | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 25Norm BarnesD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 12Tom RoweR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 15Dave DebolC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 17Mike RogersC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 20Rick MeagherC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 21Blaine StoughtonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 22Jeff BrubakerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 26Don NachbaurC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 27Warren MillerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 31Mike FidlerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 3Al SimsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 5 | – |
| 23Gilles LupienD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 29Jack McIlhargeyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 33Stuart SmithD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mike VeisorG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35John GarrettG | L | 37 | 5 | .865 |