Friday, March 27, 1981 · Capital Centre
Whalers 5 at Capitals 3
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
-
0:26
Mike Gartner
(46)
Glen Currie (12), Darren Veitch (17)
HFD 0 – 1 WSH
-
2:14
Dave Keon
(13)
Warren Miller (21)
HFD 1 – 1 WSH
-
13:22
Blaine Stoughton
(40)
PPG
Mark Howe (40), Pat Boutette (52)
HFD 2 – 1 WSH
-
18:39
Mike Fidler
(13)
PPG
Tom Rowe (28), Al Sims (34)
HFD 3 – 1 WSH
2nd Period
-
10:59
Dennis Ververgaert
(14)
Dennis Maruk (46), Pat Ribble (15)
HFD 3 – 2 WSH
3rd Period
-
15:10
Blaine Stoughton
(41)
Rick Meagher (9), Mark Howe (41)
HFD 4 – 2 WSH
-
17:38
Tim Tookey
(8)
Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (32)
HFD 4 – 3 WSH
-
19:59
Tom Rowe
(13)
Unassisted
HFD 5 – 3 WSH
Hartford Whalers
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Stoughton L | 2 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 1.88 |
| Tom Rowe R | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 1.68 |
| Mark Howe D | 0 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 1.63 |
| Dave Keon C | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 1.05 |
| Warren Miller R | 0 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 1.00 |
| Mike Fidler L | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.83 |
| Pat Boutette L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.70 |
| Al Sims D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.70 |
| Rick Meagher C | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0.63 |
| Don Nachbaur C | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0.30 |
| Norm Barnes D | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.30 |
| Mike Rogers C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Stuart Smith D | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0.07 |
| Dave Debol C | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.00 |
| Jeff Brubaker L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Gilles Lupien D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.15 |
| Jack McIlhargey D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.15 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Garrett | W | 35 | 32 | 3 | .914 | 60:00 | 0.95 |
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Gartner R | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1.28 |
| Dennis Ververgaert R | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 1.05 |
| Dennis Maruk C | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.93 |
| Pat Ribble D | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.93 |
| Darren Veitch D | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.85 |
| Glen Currie C | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0.78 |
| Tim Tookey C | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.75 |
| Bengt-Ake Gustafsson L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.70 |
| Rick Green D | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0.30 |
| Howard Walker D | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0.22 |
| Ryan Walter C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Jean Pronovost R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Al Hangsleben L | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.00 |
| Bob Kelly L | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -0.08 |
| James McTaggart D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Rick Smith D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Rolf Edberg C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Inness | L | 36 | 32 | 4 | .889 | 59:03 | 0.20 |