The Washington Capitals fell to the Pittsburgh Penguins, 7 to 5, on February 26, 1981.

Final

PIT

Penguins

23-30-9

7

WSH

Capitals

19-27-16

5

Team

PIT

WSH

1

4

2

2

3

1

3

0

2

Total

7

5

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

PIT

WSH

Penguins

Ross Lonsberry (PP) assisted by Rick Kehoe and Paul Gardner

1

0

Capitals

Mike Gartner (EV) assisted by Bengt-Ake Gustafsson and Pierre Bouchard

1

1

Capitals

Mark Lofthouse (EV) assisted by Glen Currie and Mike Palmateer

1

2

Penguins

Russ Anderson (EV) assisted by Paul Gardner

2

2

Penguins

Greg Malone (EV) assisted by Peter Lee and Mario Faubert

3

2

Penguins

Rick Kehoe (PP) assisted by Ross Lonsberry and Randy Carlyle

4

2

2nd period

PIT

WSH

Capitals

Jean Pronovost (PP) assisted by Tim Tookey and Bengt-Ake Gustafsson

4

3

Penguins

Errol Thompson (EV) assisted by Gregg Sheppard

5

3

Penguins

Greg Malone (EV) assisted by Pat Hughes and Mark Johnson

6

3

Penguins

Randy Carlyle (SH) assisted by Mario Faubert and Gregg Sheppard

7

3

3rd period

PIT

WSH

Capitals

Mike Gartner (EV) assisted by Howard Walker and Tim Tookey

7

4

Capitals

Jean Pronovost (PP) assisted by Bengt-Ake Gustafsson and Tim Tookey

7

5