1981–82 Washington Capitals season

The 1981–82 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals eighth season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

1981–82 Washington Capitals
Division5th Patrick
ConferenceWales
1981–82 record26–41–13
Goals for319
Goals against338
Team information
General managerMax McNab
Roger Crozier
CoachGary Green
Roger Crozier
Bryan Murray
CaptainRyan Walter
Alternate captainsNone

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings
Patrick Division
  GP W L T GF GA PTS
New York Islanders80541610385250118
New York Rangers8039271431630692
Philadelphia Flyers8038311132531387
Pittsburgh Penguins8031361331033775
Washington Capitals8026411331933865

[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Vs. Wales Conference

Vs. Campbell Conference

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 7, 19813–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1981–82)0–1–0
2WOctober 10, 19816–3Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)1–1–0
3LOctober 11, 19813–6@ Boston Bruins (1981–82)1–2–0
4LOctober 14, 19814–5Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82)1–3–0
5LOctober 15, 19812–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82)1–4–0
6LOctober 17, 19812–4Buffalo Sabres (1981–82)1–5–0
7LOctober 21, 19813–6Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)1–6–0
8LOctober 23, 19812–4New York Islanders (1981–82)1–7–0
9LOctober 24, 19814–6@ New York Islanders (1981–82)1–8–0
10LOctober 28, 19810–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1981–82)1–9–0
11LOctober 29, 19813–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1981–82)1–10–0
12LOctober 31, 19814–6@ Colorado Rockies (1981–82)1–11–0
13LNovember 4, 19811–6Minnesota North Stars (1981–82)1–12–0
14LNovember 7, 19811–3New York Rangers (1981–82)1–13–0
15LNovember 11, 19812–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82)1–14–0
16TNovember 13, 19813–3Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)1–14–1
17WNovember 14, 19814–0@ Hartford Whalers (1981–82)2–14–1
18WNovember 18, 19817–1Colorado Rockies (1981–82)3–14–1
19WNovember 21, 198110–4Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82)4–14–1
20WNovember 22, 19813–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82)5–14–1
21TNovember 25, 19814–4@ Minnesota North Stars (1981–82)5–14–2
22WNovember 27, 19815–2Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)6–14–2
23LNovember 28, 19812–6@ Hartford Whalers (1981–82)6–15–2
24WDecember 2, 19819–3Calgary Flames (1981–82)7–15–2
25WDecember 4, 19817–3Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)8–15–2
26LDecember 5, 19814–9@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)8–16–2
27LDecember 9, 19813–7@ Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82)8–17–2
28WDecember 11, 198111–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)9–17–2
29LDecember 12, 19814–7@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82)9–18–2
30LDecember 14, 19813–6@ Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)9–19–2
31LDecember 17, 19811–4@ New York Islanders (1981–82)9–20–2
32LDecember 19, 19814–6Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82)9–21–2
33WDecember 20, 19813–2@ New York Rangers (1981–82)10–21–2
34LDecember 23, 19814–7Boston Bruins (1981–82)10–22–2
35TDecember 26, 19814–4New York Rangers (1981–82)10–22–3
36LDecember 27, 19812–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1981–82)10–23–3
37LDecember 30, 19812–6@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82)10–24–3
38WJanuary 2, 19825–2Vancouver Canucks (1981–82)11–24–3
39WJanuary 3, 19824–3@ New York Rangers (1981–82)12–24–3
40LJanuary 5, 19820–3@ Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)12–25–3
41TJanuary 7, 19823–3Los Angeles Kings (1981–82)12–25–4
42LJanuary 9, 19824–7@ St. Louis Blues (1981–82)12–26–4
43TJanuary 13, 19826–6Edmonton Oilers (1981–82)12–26–5
44TJanuary 16, 19825–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)12–26–6
45TJanuary 17, 19822–2New York Islanders (1981–82)12–26–7
46LJanuary 20, 19820–3@ Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)12–27–7
47LJanuary 23, 19821–3@ Boston Bruins (1981–82)12–28–7
48TJanuary 24, 19824–4@ New York Rangers (1981–82)12–28–8
49LJanuary 27, 19824–5New York Rangers (1981–82)12–29–8
50WJanuary 30, 19825–2Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82)13–29–8
51WJanuary 31, 19828–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82)14–29–8
52LFebruary 2, 19826–7@ New York Islanders (1981–82)14–30–8
53LFebruary 4, 19822–5New York Islanders (1981–82)14–31–8
54WFebruary 6, 19826–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82)15–31–8
55TFebruary 7, 19825–5Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)15–31–9
56WFebruary 11, 19825–3@ Calgary Flames (1981–82)16–31–9
57LFebruary 12, 19823–5@ Edmonton Oilers (1981–82)16–32–9
58LFebruary 14, 19823–5@ Colorado Rockies (1981–82)16–33–9
59WFebruary 17, 19825–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1981–82)17–33–9
60LFebruary 20, 19823–7@ Minnesota North Stars (1981–82)17–34–9
61WFebruary 21, 19826–3@ Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)18–34–9
62WFebruary 25, 19829–1St. Louis Blues (1981–82)19–34–9
63WFebruary 27, 19827–1Hartford Whalers (1981–82)20–34–9
64LFebruary 28, 19821–4Edmonton Oilers (1981–82)20–35–9
65WMarch 3, 19828–4St. Louis Blues (1981–82)21–35–9
66WMarch 5, 19828–6Calgary Flames (1981–82)22–35–9
67LMarch 7, 19821–7@ Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82)22–36–9
68LMarch 10, 19822–7Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82)22–37–9
69WMarch 13, 19826–3Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82)23–37–9
70TMarch 14, 19825–5@ New York Rangers (1981–82)23–37–10
71TMarch 17, 19826–6Vancouver Canucks (1981–82)23–37–11
72LMarch 20, 19823–4New York Rangers (1981–82)23–38–11
73LMarch 21, 19822–3New York Islanders (1981–82)23–39–11
74LMarch 23, 19821–8@ New York Islanders (1981–82)23–40–11
75WMarch 25, 19824–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82)24–40–11
76TMarch 27, 19824–4Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82)24–40–12
77LMarch 28, 19825–6Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82)24–41–12
78TMarch 31, 19824–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82)24–41–13
79WApril 3, 19826–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)25–41–13
80WApril 4, 19823–1Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)26–41–13

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Dennis MarukC806076136128-42021
Ryan WalterC/LW78384987142-31913
Mike GartnerRW80354580121-11525
Bobby CarpenterC8032356769-23713
Chris ValentineC6030376792-151805
Bengt-Ake GustafssonRW7026346040-20302
Darren VeitchD679445354-17501
Greg ThebergeD575323749-8200
Bobby GouldRW6018133169-3101
Rick GreenD653252893-12100
Terry MurrayD743222560-14000
Gaetan DuchesneLW749142346-6001
Torrie RobertsonLW5481321204-1300
Lee NorwoodD26710171257301
Tim TookeyC28881635-9500
Glen CurrieC43771414-2010
Wes JarvisC2611213185000
Lou FranceschettiRW302101223-4001
Timo BlomqvistD441111262-17000
Paul MacKinnonD39291135-10000
Randy HoltD53268250-7000
Jim McTaggartD1924620-2011
Tony CassolatoRW1214541000
Roland StoltzRW1422414-3000
Bob KellyLW1604412-12000
Todd BidnerLW1221370001
Jean PronovostRW101234-7000
Pat RibbleD1212314-4000
Alan HangslebenD1711219-3000
Tom RoweRW6112180000
Al JensenG2602260000
Howard WalkerD1602226-9000
Orest KindrachukC41012-4100
Mike SiltalaRW31012-1000
Doug HicksD1201111-7000
Mike PalmateerG1101160000
Dave ParroG5201140000
Pierre BouchardD100010-2000
Eric CalderD100000000
Tony CamazzolaD300040000
Jay JohnstonD60004-2000
Jim McGeoughC40000-2000
Harvie PoczaLW20002-2000
Errol RausseLW20000-2000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Dave Parro294252162672064.201
Al Jensen127426884813.810
Mike Palmateer58411272474.830
Team:4800802641133344.171

[3]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals
      MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts;

Draft picks

Washington's draft picks at the 1981 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
13Bobby Carpenter United StatesSt. John's School (USHS-MA)
345Eric Calder CanadaCornwall Royals (QMJHL)
468Tony Kellin United StatesGrand Rapids High School (USHS-MN)
589Mike Siltala CanadaKingston Canadians (OMJHL)
591Peter Sidorkiewicz CanadaOshawa Generals (OMJHL)
6110Jim McGeough CanadaBillings Bighorns (WHL)
7131Risto Jalo FinlandIlves (Finland)
8152Gaetan Duchesne CanadaQuebec Remparts (QMJHL)
9173George White United StatesUniversity of New Hampshire (ECAC)
10194Chris Valentine CanadaSorel Eperviers (QMJHL)

See also

References
  1. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. "1981-82 Washington Capitals Statistics – Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
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