New York Islanders vs Washington Capitals
Regular season · Friday, October 23, 1981 · Capital Centre
Game summary
The New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 4–2 on Friday, October 23, 1981 at Capital Centre. The Islanders outshot the Capitals 28–26.
John Tonelli scored twice and Mike Bossy scored twice. Gaetan Duchesne and Tim Tookey also scored.
Billy Smith made 24 saves on 26 shots for the win; Mike Palmateer stopped 5 of 8.
Scoring
1st period
John Tonelli (1)Bobby Nystrom (2), Wayne Merrick (2)1–004:46 NYI
Mike Bossy (7)Tomas Jonsson (3), Bob Bourne (5)2–010:07 NYI · - John Tonelli (2)Wayne Merrick (3), Gord Lane (4)3–010:34 NYI
Gaetan Duchesne (2)Greg Theberge (5)3–114:30 WSH
2nd period
Tim Tookey (1)Al Hangsleben (1)3–202:50 WSH
3rd period
- Mike Bossy (8)Bryan Trottier (10), Tomas Jonsson (4)4–209:19 NYI
Team stats
NYIWSH
2826
0%0%
1/20/2
99
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 0:43 into the first period
Wayne Merrick · cross checking2 min - 8:58 into the first period
Ryan Walter · holding2 min - 13:12 into the second periodPaul MacKinnon · interference2 min
- 16:31 into the second periodHector Marini · high sticking2 min
- 16:31 into the second periodHector Marini · fighting5 min
- 16:31 into the second periodAl Hangsleben · fighting5 min
Season series
New York Islanders
| 11Wayne MerrickC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 22Mike BossyR | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 27John TonelliL | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 5 | – |
| 3Tomas JonssonD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 14Bob BourneC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 19Bryan TrottierC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 23Bobby NystromR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 24Gord LaneD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 9Clark GilliesL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 12Duane SutterR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 25Billy CarrollC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 28Anders KallurC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 29Hector MariniR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 91Butch GoringC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2Mike McEwenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 6Ken MorrowD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 26Dave LangevinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Roland MelansonG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Billy SmithG | W | 26 | 2 | .923 |
Washington Capitals
| 8Tim TookeyC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 12Al HangslebenL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 14Gaetan DuchesneL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 20Greg ThebergeD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 9Ryan WalterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 10Bobby CarpenterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 11Mike GartnerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 16Bengt-Ake GustafssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 18Roland StoltzR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 21Dennis MarukC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 22Jean PronovostR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 24Bob KellyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 28Glen CurrieC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 3Howard WalkerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 5Rick GreenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 19Paul MacKinnonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 25Terry MurrayD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Mike PalmateerG | L | 8 | 3 | .625 |
| 30Dave ParroG | 20 | 1 | .950 |