⚜️ Away Nordiques 24-37-0 before this game
11–7
Final
🦅 Home Capitals 29-30-0 before this game
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Nordiques at Capitals

Nordiques beat Capitals 11–7 at Capital One Arena on February 22, 1981.

🗓 Sun, Feb 22, 1981 · 18:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1980-81 🔁 Nordiques lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚜️ QUE
Peter Stastny
4 G, 4 A
7 shots · +3
2nd star ⚜️ QUE
Anton Stastny
3 G, 5 A
4 shots · +4
3rd star ⚜️ QUE
Jacques Richard
3 G, 1 A
5 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚜️QUE WSH🦅
33 Shots on goal 30
4/5 Power play (goals / chances) 4/6
97 Penalty minutes 85
QUE shooting 33.3% (11/33) WSH shooting 23.3% (7/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚜️Nordiques
Dan Bouchard
0/7
.000 SV% · 7 GA · 60:00 TOI
🦅Capitals
Mike Palmateer
0/8
.000 SV% · 8 GA · 40:34 TOI
Wayne Stephenson
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 19:26 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Nordiques
Nordiques — tied after 1st: 24-36 (40% win rate, 60 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 29-29 (50% win rate, 58 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Nordiques
Nordiques — tied after 2nd: 24-36 (40% win rate, 60 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 29-29 (50% win rate, 58 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Nordiques lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →
Nov 18, 1980
🦅WSH @ ⚜️QUE
2–6 · Nordiques won
Jan 26, 1980
⚜️QUE @ 🦅WSH
1–1 · Nordiques won
Jan 20, 1980
🦅WSH @ ⚜️QUE
2–3 · Nordiques won
Dec 1, 1979
⚜️QUE @ 🦅WSH
2–7 · Capitals won
Nov 25, 1979
🦅WSH @ ⚜️QUE
2–2 · Capitals won

❓ QUE vs WSH, answered

Who won Nordiques vs Capitals on February 22, 1981?

Nordiques won 11–7.

What was the final score of Nordiques vs Capitals?

The final score was Nordiques 11, Capitals 7.

How did the Nordiques goalie play?

Dan Bouchard made 0 saves on 7 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Mike Palmateer made 0 saves on 8 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Nordiques vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

What is the Nordiques vs Capitals season series?

Nordiques lead the season series 2–0 after 2 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
⚜️Nordiques
Previous game · Feb 20
⚜️QUE @ 🐋VAN
9–3 · QUE won
Next game · Feb 25
🐻BOS @ ⚜️QUE
3–5 · QUE won
🦅Capitals
Previous game · Feb 21
🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR
4–6 · NYR won
Next game · Feb 25
🦅WSH @ 🪶CHI
2–2 · WSH won
Also on February 22, 1981
🗽NYR @ 🐳HFD
5–6 final
🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF
4–2 final
⛰️CLR @ 🐧PIT
4–9 final
🍁TOR @ 🪶CHI
7–4 final
🔥CGY @ 🐋VAN
5–3 final
Nordiques season page Capitals season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule