Washington Capitals vs New York Islanders

Regular season · Tuesday, March 23, 1982 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

1–8

20–26

Game summary

The New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 8–1 on Tuesday, March 23, 1982 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Islanders outshot the Capitals 26–20.

Mike Bossy scored 4 goals and Bob Bourne scored twice. Darren Veitch, Brent Sutter and Bobby Nystrom also scored.

Roland Melanson made 19 saves on 20 shots for the win; Al Jensen stopped 10 of 13.

Goals
WSH	1	0	0	1	20
NYI	1	4	3	8	26

Scoring

1st period

Darren Veitch (9)Chris Valentine (34), Lee Norwood (7)1–008:39 WSH ·
Brent Sutter (21)Stefan Persson (35)1–109:27 NYI

2nd period

Mike Bossy (59)Denis Potvin (34), Tomas Jonsson (23)1–205:10 NYI ·
Mike Bossy (60)Denis Potvin (35), John Tonelli (50)1–310:31 NYI ·
Bob Bourne (23)Anders Kallur (20), Duane Sutter (34)1–411:23 NYI
Mike Bossy (61)Bryan Trottier (76), Denis Potvin (36)1–515:24 NYI ·

3rd period

Bobby Nystrom (19)Bob Bourne (24), Dave Langevin (20)1–601:28 NYI
Bob Bourne (24)Bobby Nystrom (24), Butch Goring (12)1–708:33 NYI
Mike Bossy (62)John Tonelli (51), Bryan Trottier (77)1–812:30 NYI

Team stats

WSHNYI

2026

0%0%

1/73/4

7481

Penalties

6:52 into the first periodAnders Kallur · interference2 min
11:31 into the first periodDave Langevin · high sticking2 min
16:33 into the first periodDuane Sutter · elbowing2 min
16:33 into the first periodLou Franceschetti · charging2 min
17:46 into the first periodBob Bourne · roughing2 min
2:08 into the second periodBrent Sutter · hooking2 min
4:25 into the second periodBrent Sutter · fighting5 min
4:25 into the second periodBrent Sutter · game misconduct10 min
4:25 into the second periodBryan Trottier · misconduct10 min
4:25 into the second periodBilly Carroll · misconduct10 min
4:25 into the second periodDave Langevin · misconduct10 min
4:25 into the second periodStefan Persson · misconduct10 min
4:25 into the second periodLee Norwood · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
4:25 into the second periodLee Norwood · game misconduct10 min
4:25 into the second periodRyan Walter · misconduct10 min
4:25 into the second periodDennis Maruk · misconduct10 min
4:25 into the second periodChris Valentine · misconduct10 min
4:25 into the second periodDarren Veitch · misconduct10 min
4:25 into the second periodAl Jensen · roughing2 min
6:58 into the second periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
9:48 into the second periodTimo Blomqvist · tripping2 min
14:44 into the second periodMike Siltala · holding2 min
19:20 into the second periodStefan Persson · high sticking2 min
19:20 into the second periodStefan Persson · fighting5 min
19:20 into the second periodTorrie Robertson · fighting5 min
3:22 into the third periodClark Gillies · holding2 min
10:46 into the third periodDenis Potvin · elbowing2 min
10:46 into the third periodDenis Potvin · fighting5 min
10:46 into the third periodBobby Carpenter · roughing2 min
10:46 into the third periodBobby Carpenter · fighting5 min

Season series

Capitals vs Islanders head-to-head →

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters

28Chris ValentineC	0	1	1	−2	2	10	–	–
6Darren VeitchD	1	0	1	−2	2	10	–	–
8Lee NorwoodD	0	1	1	0	1	12	–	–
9Ryan WalterC	0	0	0	−2	1	10	–	–
10Bobby CarpenterC	0	0	0	−2	1	7	–	–
11Mike GartnerR	0	0	0	−2	3	0	–	–
12Glen CurrieC	0	0	0	−1	1	0	–	–
15Mike SiltalaR	0	0	0	−1	0	2	–	–
16Bengt-Ake GustafssonL	0	0	0	−2	3	0	–	–
18Lou FranceschettiL	0	0	0	−1	0	2	–	–
21Dennis MarukC	0	0	0	−2	0	10	–	–
23Bobby GouldR	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	–
32Torrie RobertsonL	0	0	0	0	0	5	–	–
2Doug HicksD	0	0	0	−3	1	0	–	–
5Rick GreenD	0	0	0	−1	1	0	–	–
17Timo BlomqvistD	0	0	0	−2	0	2	–	–
20Greg ThebergeD	0	0	0	−2	3	0	–	–

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
30Dave ParroG		13	8	5	.615	29:29
35Al JensenG	L	13	10	3	.769	30:21

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters

22Mike BossyR	4	0	4	+1	6	0	–	–
14Bob BourneC	2	1	3	+3	4	2	–	–
5Denis PotvinD	0	3	3	+1	2	7	–	–
19Bryan TrottierC	0	2	2	+1	3	10	–	–
23Bobby NystromR	1	1	2	+2	1	0	–	–
27John TonelliL	0	2	2	+1	1	0	–	–
12Duane SutterR	0	1	1	+2	1	2	–	–
21Brent SutterC	1	0	1	+1	2	17	–	–
28Anders KallurC	0	1	1	+2	0	2	–	–
91Butch GoringC	0	1	1	+1	2	0	–	–
3Tomas JonssonD	0	1	1	0	2	0	–	–
7Stefan PerssonD	0	1	1	+2	0	17	–	–
26Dave LangevinD	0	1	1	+2	0	12	–	–
9Clark GilliesL	0	0	0	+1	0	2	–	–
25Billy CarrollC	0	0	0	0	0	10	–	–
6Ken MorrowD	0	0	0	+2	1	0	–	–
24Gord LaneD	0	0	0	+3	1	0	–	–

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie
1Roland MelansonG	W	20	19	1	.950	60:00
31Billy SmithG		0	0	0	–	00:00