1980-81 Washington Capitals Game-by-Game Results

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 26-36-18 - 70 points
Finishing 5th in the NHL's Patrick Division
Coach: Gary Green (26-36-18)
Location: Landover, Maryland
1980-81 Washington Capitals Statistics
1980-81 Washington Capitals Roster

The Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League ended the 1980-81 season with a record of 26 wins and 36 losses and 18 ties for 70 points, finishing fifth in the NHL's Patrick Division.

The Capitals netted 286 goals and conceded 317. Dennis Maruk scored 50 goals for Washington, while Mike Gartner tallied 30 or more, too. Dennis Maruk contributed 47 assists. Mike Palmateer topped the squad with 18 wins and a team-best 3.85 goals against average, pacing regular goalies.

Gary Green coached the team.

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Regular Season Goals For: 286
Regular Season Goals Against: 317

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 10, 1980 Winnipeg Jets 1 at Washington Capitals 4 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
October 12, 1980 New York Islanders 2 at Washington Capitals 1 L 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0
October 15, 1980 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Washington Capitals 3 T 1-1-1 0-0-0 1-1-1 OT
October 18, 1980 New York Rangers 2 at Washington Capitals 8 W 2-1-1 0-0-0 2-1-1
October 19, 1980 Washington Capitals 4 at Chicago Black Hawks 8 L 2-1-1 0-1-0 2-2-1
October 21, 1980 Chicago Black Hawks 0 at Washington Capitals 2 W 3-1-1 0-1-0 3-2-1
October 24, 1980 St. Louis Blues 3 at Washington Capitals 2 L 3-2-1 0-1-0 3-3-1
October 25, 1980 Washington Capitals 3 at St. Louis Blues 3 T 3-2-1 0-1-1 3-3-2 OT
October 29, 1980 Washington Capitals 2 at Los Angeles Kings 4 L 3-2-1 0-2-1 3-4-2
October 30, 1980 Washington Capitals 5 at Colorado Rockies 5 T 3-2-1 0-2-2 3-4-3 OT
November 1, 1980 Washington Capitals 2 at Edmonton Oilers 2 T 3-2-1 0-2-3 3-4-4 OT
November 2, 1980 Washington Capitals 4 at Winnipeg Jets 4 T 3-2-1 0-2-4 3-4-5 OT
November 5, 1980 Los Angeles Kings 5 at Washington Capitals 3 L 3-3-1 0-2-4 3-5-5
November 8, 1980 Buffalo Sabres 3 at Washington Capitals 3 T 3-3-2 0-2-4 3-5-6 OT
November 9, 1980 Washington Capitals 3 at Buffalo Sabres 3 T 3-3-2 0-2-5 3-5-7 OT
November 12, 1980 Washington Capitals 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1 W 3-3-2 1-2-5 4-5-7
November 15, 1980 Washington Capitals 8 at Hartford Whalers 4 W 3-3-2 2-2-5 5-5-7
November 18, 1980 Washington Capitals 2 at Quebec Nordiques 6 L 3-3-2 2-3-5 5-6-7
November 20, 1980 Calgary Flames 2 at Washington Capitals 4 W 4-3-2 2-3-5 6-6-7
November 22, 1980 Boston Bruins 2 at Washington Capitals 2 T 4-3-3 2-3-5 6-6-8 OT
November 26, 1980 Washington Capitals 7 at Detroit Red Wings 7 T 4-3-3 2-3-6 6-6-9 OT
November 28, 1980 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Washington Capitals 6 W 5-3-3 2-3-6 7-6-9
November 29, 1980 Washington Capitals 7 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 W 5-3-3 3-3-6 8-6-9
December 3, 1980 Minnesota North Stars 3 at Washington Capitals 3 T 5-3-4 3-3-6 8-6-10 OT
December 6, 1980 Colorado Rockies 6 at Washington Capitals 8 W 6-3-4 3-3-6 9-6-10
December 7, 1980 Washington Capitals 3 at Boston Bruins 7 L 6-3-4 3-4-6 9-7-10
December 9, 1980 Vancouver Canucks 4 at Washington Capitals 2 L 6-4-4 3-4-6 9-8-10
December 10, 1980 Washington Capitals 2 at New York Rangers 6 L 6-4-4 3-5-6 9-9-10
December 12, 1980 Pittsburgh Penguins 6 at Washington Capitals 2 L 6-5-4 3-5-6 9-10-10
December 14, 1980 Detroit Red Wings 5 at Washington Capitals 4 L 6-6-4 3-5-6 9-11-10
December 17, 1980 Edmonton Oilers 2 at Washington Capitals 5 W 7-6-4 3-5-6 10-11-10
December 20, 1980 Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Washington Capitals 2 L 7-7-4 3-5-6 10-12-10
December 21, 1980 Washington Capitals 6 at Philadelphia Flyers 0 W 7-7-4 4-5-6 11-12-10
December 26, 1980 New York Rangers 3 at Washington Capitals 7 W 8-7-4 4-5-6 12-12-10
December 27, 1980 Washington Capitals 4 at Montreal Canadiens 7 L 8-7-4 4-6-6 12-13-10
December 30, 1980 Washington Capitals 3 at Vancouver Canucks 3 T 8-7-4 4-6-7 12-13-11 OT
December 31, 1980 Washington Capitals 5 at Winnipeg Jets 3 W 8-7-4 5-6-7 13-13-11
January 3, 1981 Washington Capitals 0 at Minnesota North Stars 3 L 8-7-4 5-7-7 13-14-11
January 4, 1981 Philadelphia Flyers 8 at Washington Capitals 1 L 8-8-4 5-7-7 13-15-11
January 7, 1981 Washington Capitals 3 at Edmonton Oilers 6 L 8-8-4 5-8-7 13-16-11
January 8, 1981 Washington Capitals 0 at Calgary Flames 6 L 8-8-4 5-9-7 13-17-11
January 10, 1981 Washington Capitals 2 at Minnesota North Stars 3 L 8-8-4 5-10-7 13-18-11
January 12, 1981 Washington Capitals 2 at Colorado Rockies 1 W 8-8-4 6-10-7 14-18-11
January 15, 1981 Los Angeles Kings 0 at Washington Capitals 3 W 9-8-4 6-10-7 15-18-11
January 17, 1981 Washington Capitals 4 at New York Islanders 6 L 9-8-4 6-11-7 15-19-11
January 18, 1981 Hartford Whalers 2 at Washington Capitals 3 W 10-8-4 6-11-7 16-19-11
January 21, 1981 Minnesota North Stars 2 at Washington Capitals 1 L 10-9-4 6-11-7 16-20-11
January 24, 1981 Buffalo Sabres 7 at Washington Capitals 4 L 10-10-4 6-11-7 16-21-11
January 27, 1981 Winnipeg Jets 3 at Washington Capitals 4 W 11-10-4 6-11-7 17-21-11
January 29, 1981 Vancouver Canucks 1 at Washington Capitals 3 W 12-10-4 6-11-7 18-21-11
January 31, 1981 Washington Capitals 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 T 12-10-4 6-11-8 18-21-12 OT
February 1, 1981 Edmonton Oilers 4 at Washington Capitals 7 W 13-10-4 6-11-8 19-21-12
February 3, 1981 Washington Capitals 3 at Vancouver Canucks 3 T 13-10-4 6-11-9 19-21-13 OT
February 5, 1981 Washington Capitals 2 at Calgary Flames 5 L 13-10-4 6-12-9 19-22-13
February 7, 1981 Washington Capitals 4 at Los Angeles Kings 4 T 13-10-4 6-12-10 19-22-14 OT
February 12, 1981 Washington Capitals 3 at Buffalo Sabres 6 L 13-10-4 6-13-10 19-23-14
February 14, 1981 Washington Capitals 1 at Montreal Canadiens 6 L 13-10-4 6-14-10 19-24-14
February 18, 1981 Chicago Black Hawks 5 at Washington Capitals 5 T 13-10-5 6-14-10 19-24-15 OT
February 21, 1981 Washington Capitals 4 at New York Rangers 6 L 13-10-5 6-15-10 19-25-15
February 22, 1981 Quebec Nordiques 11 at Washington Capitals 7 L 13-11-5 6-15-10 19-26-15
February 25, 1981 Washington Capitals 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 T 13-11-5 6-15-11 19-26-16 OT
February 26, 1981 Pittsburgh Penguins 7 at Washington Capitals 5 L 13-12-5 6-15-11 19-27-16
February 28, 1981 Washington Capitals 4 at St. Louis Blues 7 L 13-12-5 6-16-11 19-28-16
March 3, 1981 Calgary Flames 6 at Washington Capitals 3 L 13-13-5 6-16-11 19-29-16
March 4, 1981 Washington Capitals 4 at Quebec Nordiques 7 L 13-13-5 6-17-11 19-30-16
March 8, 1981 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Washington Capitals 7 W 14-13-5 6-17-11 20-30-16
March 10, 1981 Colorado Rockies 3 at Washington Capitals 4 W 15-13-5 6-17-11 21-30-16
March 11, 1981 Washington Capitals 5 at Hartford Whalers 2 W 15-13-5 7-17-11 22-30-16
March 13, 1981 Boston Bruins 7 at Washington Capitals 1 L 15-14-5 7-17-11 22-31-16
March 14, 1981 Washington Capitals 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 L 15-14-5 7-18-11 22-32-16
March 18, 1981 Quebec Nordiques 6 at Washington Capitals 4 L 15-15-5 7-18-11 22-33-16
March 21, 1981 St. Louis Blues 3 at Washington Capitals 3 T 15-15-6 7-18-11 22-33-17 OT
March 22, 1981 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Washington Capitals 2 T 15-15-7 7-18-11 22-33-18 OT
March 24, 1981 Washington Capitals 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 W 15-15-7 8-18-11 23-33-18
March 26, 1981 Washington Capitals 2 at Detroit Red Wings 0 W 15-15-7 9-18-11 24-33-18
March 27, 1981 Hartford Whalers 5 at Washington Capitals 3 L 15-16-7 9-18-11 24-34-18
March 29, 1981 New York Islanders 5 at Washington Capitals 4 L 15-17-7 9-18-11 24-35-18
April 2, 1981 Washington Capitals 3 at Boston Bruins 2 W 15-17-7 10-18-11 25-35-18
April 4, 1981 Washington Capitals 1 at New York Islanders 4 L 15-17-7 10-19-11 25-36-18
April 5, 1981 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Washington Capitals 7 W 16-17-7 10-19-11 26-36-18


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