🦅 Away Capitals 17-31-0 before this game

2–5

Final

🪶 Home Blackhawks 27-23-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	0	0	0	2
CHI	0	0	0	5

Capitals at Blackhawks

Blackhawks beat Capitals 5–2 at United Center on January 30, 1980.

🗓 Wed, Jan 30, 1980 · 19:30 CST 📍 United Center, Chicago 🏒 1979-80 🔁 Blackhawks lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🪶 CHI

Terry Ruskowski

1 G, 1 A

3 shots

2nd star 🪶 CHI

Grant Mulvey

1 G, 1 A

2 shots

3rd star 🪶 CHI

Tim Trimper

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH CHI🪶

30 Shots on goal 31

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 3/4

10 Penalty minutes 20

WSH shooting 6.7% (2/30) CHI shooting 16.1% (5/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Rollie Boutin

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🪶Blackhawks

Tony Esposito

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 59:53 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 17-31 (35% win rate, 48 games)

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — tied after 1st: 27-23 (54% win rate, 50 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 17-31 (35% win rate, 48 games)

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — tied after 2nd: 27-23 (54% win rate, 50 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Blackhawks lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ WSH vs CHI, answered

Who won Capitals vs Blackhawks on January 30, 1980?

Blackhawks won 5–2.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Blackhawks?

The final score was Capitals 2, Blackhawks 5.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Rollie Boutin made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Tony Esposito made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Blackhawks played?

At United Center in Chicago, the Blackhawks home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Blackhawks season series?

Blackhawks lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Jan 27

🪶Blackhawks

Previous game · Jan 27

Also on January 30, 1980

Capitals season page Blackhawks season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule